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Firgun

Postby Pattie » Wed Jul 05, 2017 1:18 am

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!

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Re: Firgun

Postby LukeJavan8 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:42 pm

Firgun: something we all need.
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Re: Firgun

Postby Slava » Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:38 pm

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/
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Re: Firgun

Postby call_copse » Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:45 am

Nice word, and a useful site Slava!
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Re: Firgun

Postby Slava » Thu Nov 30, 2017 3:50 pm

Now, if someone could clue me in on how to pronounce it, that would be great.
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