German : Schaden, damage (from Middle High German schade , from Old High German scado) + Freude, joy (from Middle High German vreude , from Old High German frewida , from frō, happy)
(BigAndyBee, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 16:53, 1 reply)

Zing!
In commonly used vernacular schade means shame. Just because it can mean something dissimilar, doesn't make your argument more sound.

Stop using google to try and win arguments.

(check out this nublet standing his shaky and possibly landmined ground)
(ElectricSexPants would like to be the Sultan of something, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 18:10, closed)

can you think of a better reason to use google?

pop and plop are similar words, but mean different things. although now I think about it. . . .

plus, the description above is the etymology of a word, and the definition used earlier is exactly that.

'Joy at anothers misery' or thereabouts

not once in any definition of the word, does the German for shame seem to get a mention. I would suggest you are in error.

I am in anal mode as the original post was directed, in a large part, at me. A response was needed.

Edit. Just noticed that the original post was 3 minutes before mine, although the poster did decorate my post with a humorous reply, bless 'im
(BigAndyBee, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 18:20, closed)

I like slippers

(Evilweevil is covered in bees, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 20:52, closed)