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メシウマめしうま
1. [n,exp] [vulg,sl,abbr]
《short for 他人の不幸で今日も飯がうまい》
▶ schadenfreude
▶ pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2778240 シャーデンフロイデ 1. schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others



History:
5. A 2016-09-10 13:10:19  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2016-09-08 01:12:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
メシウマ	664
めしうま	114
  Comments:
Better add this form too.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>めしうま</reb>
3. A 2012-04-26 02:36:22  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2012-04-25 12:07:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
  Comments:
No, メシウマ does not literally mean "today's meal tastes great thanks to the misfortune of others". Be very careful with literal translations.
  Diff:
@@ -15,1 +15,1 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">today's meal tastes great thanks to the misfortune of others</gloss>
+<gloss>pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others</gloss>
1. A* 2012-04-25 08:54:34  Marcus
  Refs:
http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/他人の�%
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http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/メシウ�%
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usage example:
http://logsoku.com/thread/ikura.2ch.net/campus/1335183284/
  Comments:
2ch slang

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