ConnectWord · Ages 10-25 · In use
hater
Someone who criticizes or puts others down, usually out of jealousy. Haters gonna hate means: ignore them.
Didn't make the team? Ok hater, my tryout video still slaps.
For parents and educators
Mostly a way to brush off criticism. Calling every bit of feedback hating can make it hard for a kid to hear fair comments.
Where it came from
From hip-hop in the late 1990s and 2000s, then everywhere online.
Also heard as
haters, haters gonna hate