Kim has a new favorite word too - it's "weltschmertz"
\Welt"schmertz`\, n. [G., fr. welt world + schmertz pain. See World; Smart, v. i.] Sorrow or sadness over the present or future evils or woes of the world in general; sentimental pessimism.
(http://dict.die.net/weltschmertz/)
It's the word that knocked out the 2nd place finisher in the big spelling bee that was on tv a week or so ago.
And we're not sure what the opposite of weltschmertz is, but whatever the opposite is, that's what I have... :)
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Kim has a new favorite word too - it's "weltschmertz"
\Welt"schmertz`\, n. [G., fr. welt world + schmertz pain. See World; Smart, v. i.]
Sorrow or sadness over the present or future evils or woes of the world in general; sentimental pessimism.
(http://dict.die.net/weltschmertz/)
It's the word that knocked out the 2nd place finisher in the big spelling bee that was on tv a week or so ago.
And we're not sure what the opposite of weltschmertz is, but whatever the opposite is, that's what I have... :)
Hey that's pretty cool, Dan! Thanks for sharing. :)
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