Hate Watch 

Hate Watch means watching a team or player you dislike or even hate, primarily for the purpose of enjoying their potential failures or watching them lose. It’s driven by spite, rivalry, or strong personal bias, and the emotional payoff comes not from who wins, but who loses—specifically

• A Liverpool fan might hate watch a United game, hoping United lose.

• Someone might tune in just to root against a superstar player they think is overrated or arrogant.

Hate Watch by Deathcabforeli May 22, 2025

hate-watch 

(true spelling of hate watch)

To watch something for the sheer reason of enjoying the negative emotions it elicits. (Not to be confused with hate-listen, which usually happens with regards to listening to Rush Limbaugh... for liberals).

At times, I hate-watch "Judge Judy," just to see how horrible she's going to treat the next litigants in your TV courtroom.

Hate-watching is a waste of time and may be bad for your soul.

hate-watch by Gangsta' McMurphy March 2, 2015

hate watching 

When the pleasure you get watching something on TV comes from your hatred of it.

It's really sad that I learned that technique from hate watching Toddler's & Tiaras

So I was hate watching this liberal/conservative talk show the other day, and the host wouldn't stop talking about healthcare!

hate watching by Philosophistry October 26, 2013

hatewatch 

Watching a TV show or movie that you hate because you hate it.

Usage note: hatewatching is distinct from enjoying a guilty pleasure, wherein you like something despite its obvious badness. A hatewatched show is one the viewer genuinely despises but cannot stop watching. This could be because it is so "important" they feel they have to, because it has enough promise that they hope it gets better, because it's so well-crafted in it's terribleness that the badness itself is noteworthy, or because they enjoy the adrenaline that pure revulsion can bring. Whatever the reason, the hatewatcher can't look away from the trainwreck.

"Hey, why do you watch every episode of The Newsroom if you think it's so bad?"
"I'm hatewatching it, hoping it achieves self-awareness."

hatewatch by beatnikherbie August 26, 2013

hatewatch 

Following someone on social media closely although you don't like them. Could be for many reasons:

- A frenemy laying low, acting normal
- Collecting tea to gossip/talk shit
- Finding (reaching) for justification to not like them
- Jealous of them so you study everything about them
- Scared of them so you pay attention to their schedule and friends to avoid them
- Evil so you pay attention to their schedule and friends to plot something manipulative

- Making sure they're not talking shit because you have a chip on your shoulder

- Hoping for schadenfreude

For whatever reason, know thy enemy. "Keep your friends close but your enemies closer."

Carl is so self-absorbed. I'd unfollow him but I'm not done hatewatching.

Lina used to react to my stories but now she just hatewatches.

I don't even know why she requested to follow me. I think she just wants to hatewatch.

hatewatch by TMZreporter February 11, 2020

Hatewatch 

Hatewatch is when you are watching a television program even though you tell everyone that it's stupid and you hate it.

An example of hatewatch is watching big brother (cause i no nobody realy likes it)

Hatewatch by jphw March 25, 2009

Hatewatch 

Watching a sporting event hoping a player gets injuries while losing.

I’m going to hatewatch Tom Brady in the Super Bowl

Hatewatch by Bfunkadelia February 3, 2019