"Dude, you just totally drop-kicked my puppy. I was just about to say that."
"I can't believe he drop-kicked my puppy. I would have gotten a promotion with that idea."
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.