hate-read

American  

[heyt-reed] / ˈheɪtˌrid /

Or hateread,

verb (used with object)

hate-read, hate-reading

1. to read (a blog, newspaper, etc.) that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize.

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verb (used without object)

hate-read, hate-reading

1. to engage in this activity.

noun

1. a blog, newspaper, etc., that one hate-reads.

2. the activity of hate-reading.

   my hate-read of her weekly column.

Etymology

Origin of hate-read

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

Late last month, the New York Times quietly bid farewell to my favorite weekly hate-read.

From Slate

But then, you’ve probably hate-read a story about a person you disliked buying an expensive house.

From New York Times

The story had everything we love to hate-read — it was a tale of extreme wealth and extreme greed.

From Los Angeles Times

Or there are people who will hate-read it.

From Los Angeles Times

He added, “People will hate-read things, but they won’t hate-pay things.”

From New York Times