Buddy: "It was absolute cantropy! Jake tripped and fell face-first into the cake, and cousin Benny lit his hair on fire with a sparkler, then fell in the pool. "
A person you hate intensely not because they deserve such hatred but because they serve as a focus for your general hatred. A healthy way to dispense with excess animosity.
Jake's not really that big an asshole. He just serves as my hate sink.