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A German word without a literal equivalent in English, referring to the pleasure, triumph and sense of spiritual cleansing associated with being first person to participate in an activity one does not expect to benefit from or enjoy.  
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“[[Früheankunftfreude]]” is a word, without a literal equivalent in English, deriving as it does from a strand of Calvinist theology that was never popular in Britain. It refers to the pleasure, triumph and sense of spiritual cleansing (also unknown in English) that comes from being the first person to participate in a collective activity no-one is expected to benefit from or enjoy.


Derives from Calvinist dogma.  
Also known as “''[[Kaltenudelnaufhautfreude]]''” (literally, the “delight in feeling cold spaghetti on exposed skin”) [[früheankunftfreude]] encapsulated a penitent’s beatific sensation of being first one into the cold bath on Pentecost.  


Originally it referred to a penitent’s beatific sensation of being first into the cold bath (also “''[[Kaltenudelnaufhaut]]'',” the feeling of cold spaghetti on exposed flesh), but in modern vernacular its use stretches to secular pursuits: the sensation of righteousness that comes from rising at dawn to secure a sun-lounger in a nasty condominium in the Algarve and therefore beating the Brits to it, and the sacrificial excitement of being first to dial into a [[conference call]], and having to endure [[hold music]] before even the horror of participating in the actual call.
Latterly it has assumed a more secular aspect. Nowadays it may describe the feeling of righteousness that comes from rising at dawn to secure a sun-lounger in a nasty condominium in the Algarve, or the sacrificial excitement of being the first (die “''[[warteschleifenmusikopfer]]''”) to dial into an all-hands [[conference call]], whereupon one must wait in musical purgatory for the moderator to arrive and initiate the full infernal horror of the scheduled discussion.


Contrast with ''[[späteankunftschande]]''
Contrast with “''[[späteankunftschande]]''”.


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“Früheankunftfreude” is a word, without a literal equivalent in English, deriving as it does from a strand of Calvinist theology that was never popular in Britain. It refers to the pleasure, triumph and sense of spiritual cleansing (also unknown in English) that comes from being the first person to participate in a collective activity no-one is expected to benefit from or enjoy.

Also known as “Kaltenudelnaufhautfreude” (literally, the “delight in feeling cold spaghetti on exposed skin”) früheankunftfreude encapsulated a penitent’s beatific sensation of being first one into the cold bath on Pentecost.

Latterly it has assumed a more secular aspect. Nowadays it may describe the feeling of righteousness that comes from rising at dawn to secure a sun-lounger in a nasty condominium in the Algarve, or the sacrificial excitement of being the first (die “warteschleifenmusikopfer”) to dial into an all-hands conference call, whereupon one must wait in musical purgatory for the moderator to arrive and initiate the full infernal horror of the scheduled discussion.

Contrast with “späteankunftschande”.


See also

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