hate-listen

or hate·lis·ten, hate lis·ten

[ heyt-lis-uhn ]

/ ˈheɪtˌlɪs ən /

Informal.

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verb (used without object)

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?

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How to use hate-listen in a sentence

Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist|Judnick Mayard|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But if you listen to our leaders, they weren't the real targets here.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What an amazing thing to be able to listen to any music you want, a whole world of bands.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Scrolling through this hate-filled manifesto for the first time made the hairs on my arm tingle with discomfort.
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Was Worse Than Scalise|Ron Christie|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
But he walked up and down the room and forced himself to listen, though he could scarcely bear it, I could see.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Shopkeepers ran out of their shops, housewives craned over their balconies to listen to him.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
And Punch would get out of bed with raging hate in his heart against all the world, seen and unseen.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
I am always astonished, amazed and delighted afresh, and even as I listen I can hardly believe that the man can play so!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay