Leichtlesbucheifersucht

04.11.2024

A feeling of jealousy experienced when observing others enjoying an easy, light book, while oneself is engaged with a difficult or challenging text.

A German neologism: Leichtlesbuch (‘light, easy-to-read book’) + Eifersucht (‘jealousy’).

Source: https://bookwitch.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/german-book-words/.

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