Dear Dr Goodword,
I have come across a truly wonderful word: firgun, which is Hebrew and means a genuine delight in the accomplishment of someone else; sort of the antonym of schadenfreude. I first met it, of all places, in a sports article in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/com ... ith-firgun
I thought I'd let you know now, well in advance of 17 July which is, apparently, international firgun day, a day for us all to exhibit a little firgun and, perhaps, make the world a cheerier place.
Enjoy!
Pattie
Firgun
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Re: Firgun
In case you don't know what or how to say that something nice, here is a site that will make it up for you:
http://www.firgunator.com/
http://www.firgunator.com/
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Re: Firgun
Now, if someone could clue me in on how to pronounce it, that would be great.
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