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October 5, 2020 01:30 pm GMT

Dictionary searches for "Schadenfreude" were up 30,500% after Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis

According to a blogpost from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "Schadenfreude" was the most popular word look-up on October 2, following the news that both President Trump and the First Lady had been diagnosed with COVID-19. The word, means refers to "enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others," spiked a whopping 30,500% in searches that day, compared to average lookups. — Read the rest


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