hate-listen

Or hate·lis·ten,

[heyt-lis-uhn]

verb (used without object)

1. to listen to a radio show, singer, etc., that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize.

   Why do I continue to hate-listen to his silly podcasts?

Word History and Origins

Origin of hate-listen¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

It is sometimes argued that, because podcasts require a considerable time commitment, people don’t “hate-listen” to them the way they skim magazine articles that offend them or follow people on Twitter whose points of view they loathe.

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