hate-watch
/ˈheɪt.wɒtʃ/ IELTSAcademic
verb
To watch a TV show, movie, or online video that you do not like, often because you want to complain about it or laugh at it.
- I hate-watch that show every week.
- They hate-watched the whole season together.
- I hate-watch bad reality TV for fun.
noun
An act of watching something you dislike for that reason. It can also mean the content itself, especially in informal speech.
- The series is a hate-watch for many viewers.
- That movie became my weekly hate-watch.
- Her hate-watch was surprisingly entertaining.
Adinary Nuance
Hate-watch is not the same as 'watch' or 'follow' a show normally. It means you keep watching because it is bad, annoying, or easy to mock. It is closer to 'watch ironically' than to 'enjoy' or 'binge-watch'.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- xem vì ghét
- Spanish
- ver por odio
- Chinese
- 边骂边看
- Japanese
- 嫌々見る
- Korean
- 싫어하면서 보다
Etymology
Hate-watch is a modern compound of hate + watch. It became popular in online and TV culture in the 2010s, especially in casual speech.
Common phrases
hate-watch a showa hate-watch habitturn into a hate-watchpure hate-watch
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Frequently asked questions
- Is hate-watch formal or informal?
- It is informal. People use it in conversation, social media, and entertainment writing.
- Is hate-watch a verb or a noun?
- It can be both. You can say 'I hate-watch it' or 'it's a hate-watch'.
- What is the difference between hate-watch and binge-watch?
- Binge-watch means watching many episodes quickly. Hate-watch means watching something because you dislike it.
- Can I use hate-watch in academic writing?
- Usually no. It sounds casual and modern, so it fits comments and media talk better.