Delight or pride in the accomplishment of the other
Firgun (Hebrew: פירגון) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture, which compliments someone or describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the accomplishment of another person. Another definition describes firgun as a generosity of spirit, an unselfish, empathetic joy that something good has happened, or might happen, to another person. The concept does not have a one-word equivalent in English.[1][2][3][4][5] The infinitive form of the word, lefargen, means to make someone feel good without any ulterior motives. This absence of negativity is an integral part of the concept of firgun.[2]
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^ abKordova, Shoshana. Word of the Day / Firgun: The art of tooting someone else's horn Haaretz. Aug. 25, 2014
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^Miriam Ben-Peretz, Shifra Schonmann. Behind Closed Doors: Teachers and the Role of the Teachers' Lounge. p.32. State of New York University Press, 2000
^Bloch, Linda‐Renée. "Who's Afraid of Being a Freier: The Analysis of Communication Through a Key Cultural Frame." Communication Theory 13.2 (2003): 143.
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