Definitions by Scruffy S
Hategrooming
hategrooming
/ˈheɪtˌɡru mɪŋ/ noun
1. The process of influencing or conditioning individuals—often through public rhetoric, social media, or ideologically loaded content—to adopt extremist views or commit acts of hate or violence, without issuing direct instructions.
2. A form of indirect radicalisation in which inflammatory speech or messaging is used to cultivate potential perpetrators while preserving plausible deniability for the instigator.
/ˈheɪtˌɡru mɪŋ/ noun
1. The process of influencing or conditioning individuals—often through public rhetoric, social media, or ideologically loaded content—to adopt extremist views or commit acts of hate or violence, without issuing direct instructions.
2. A form of indirect radicalisation in which inflammatory speech or messaging is used to cultivate potential perpetrators while preserving plausible deniability for the instigator.
The politician was accused of hategrooming after months of inflammatory speeches preceded a violent attack on a minority group.
Hategrooming by Scruffy S August 8, 2025