hate-watch

or hate·watch, hate watch

[ heyt-woch ]

verb (used with object)

1. to watch (a TV show, movie, video, actor, etc.) that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize.

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in this activity.

noun

1. a show, movie, etc., that one hate-watches:

   What's your hate-watch these days?

2. the activity of hate-watching:

   a two-hour hate-watch.

Other Words From

• hate-watcher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hate-watch¹

First recorded in 2005–10