hate-watcher

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hate-watcher

/ˈheɪt.wɒtʃə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈheɪt.wɑtʃɚ/ US

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From hate-watch + -er.

noun hate-watchers · hatewatcher

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

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"hate-watcher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hate-watcher. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hate-watcher. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hate-watcher

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"hate-watcher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hate-watcher.

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@misc{hate_watcher_2026,
  title = {hate-watcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hate-watcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}