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hate-watcher en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈheɪt.wɒtʃə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈheɪt.wɑtʃɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From hate-watch + -er.

Meanings

1. One who hate-watches.
   • Hate-watching is a sport that used to fall under the broad term "guilty pleasure," but now seems retrofitted for the age of social media. It goes something like this: You watch a show you wouldn't choose to watch for any reason other than to mock it for its awfulness – say, by sharing snide Twitter exchanges with like-minded hate-watchers when the program airs. 2012 June 2, Frazier Moore, “Awesomely AWFUL?”, in Winnipeg Free Press, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2016:
   • How does a freshman show that became infamous for its legion of hate-watchers return for a second season—and still get people to tune in? 2013 July 10, Kevin Fallon, “Why you should watch the second season of ‘The Newsroom’”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2016:
   • Mr. [Donald] Trump sees something in the news; he gets made; he tweets; that becomes the news; repeat. He's the Hate-Watcher in Chief. 2016 December 11, James Poniewozik, “The new reality of TV: All Trump, all the time”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2016:
   • Ever since the phenomenon of "hate-watching" emerged – watching a detestable television show and sharing observations about its epic awfulness on social media – I have wondered if there were network execs cynical enough to create a show so bad that the only people who tuned in were hate-watchers. 2014 January 14, Steve Cavendish, “TV review: Crazy Hearts – A show designed to be hated”, in Nashville Scene, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2016:

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