hate-watcher

English

Etymology

hate-watch +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪtwɒtʃə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪtwɑtʃɚ/
• Hyphenation: hate‧watch‧er

Noun

hate-watcher (plural hate-watchers)

1. One who hate-watches.
   • 2012 June 2, Frazier Moore, “Awesomely AWFUL?”, in Winnipeg Free Press‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 April 2016:

     Hate-watching is a sport that used to fall under the broad term "guilty pleasure," but now seems retrofitted for the age of social media. It goes something like this: You watch a show you wouldn't choose to watch for any reason other than to mock it for its awfulness – say, by sharing snide Twitter exchanges with like-minded hate-watchers when the program airs.

   • 2013 July 10, Kevin Fallon, “Why you should watch the second season of ‘The Newsroom’”, in Newsweek‎^[2], archived from the original on 24 December 2016:

     How does a freshman show that became infamous for its legion of hate-watchers return for a second season—and still get people to tune in?

   • 2014 January 14, Steve Cavendish, “TV review: Crazy Hearts – A show designed to be hated”, in Nashville Scene‎^[3], archived from the original on 24 December 2016:

     Ever since the phenomenon of "hate-watching" emerged – watching a detestable television show and sharing observations about its epic awfulness on social media – I have wondered if there were network execs cynical enough to create a show so bad that the only people who tuned in were hate-watchers.

   • 2016 December 11, James Poniewozik, “The new reality of TV: All Trump, all the time”, in The New York Times‎^[4], archived from the original on 16 December 2016:

     Mr. [Donald] Trump sees something in the news; he gets made; he tweets; that becomes the news; repeat. He's the Hate-Watcher in Chief.