hatedom

noun

hatedom

noun

/ˈheɪtdəm/

Etymology From hate + -dom.

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Lifestyle Slang The anti-fans of a television show, movie, book, fictional character, etc., taken as a group.

  • FLCL has a substantial hatedom. It's very silly.2010 November 12, David Johnston, “Re: What Did You Watch? 2010-11-10 (Wednesday)”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):
  • And here I thought it was some nonsense from the group's resident Wesley Crusher hatedom.2012 April 2, elzbet, “Re: FIVE STAR POLL - Once Upon a Time Ep 18 "Stable Boy" 4/1/12”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):
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  • As fandoms for various forms of contemporary entertainment have ballooned, so have "hatedoms" - groups of people who believe that a TV show, movie, play, song or book isn't good quality.2012, Whitney Sha, "No place for hate", The Galleon (Spanish River High School, Boca Raton, Florida), Issue 6, May 2012, page 6
Synonyms
anti-fandom
Antonyms
fandom

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