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hater

Date: Jul 02 2009

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“Everybody that’s haters, they just been haters. All my real fans, I love you all. I ain’t a monster.”

- Singer Chris Brown, responding to criticism. (BET)

Definition

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negative or jealous person

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Back in March, English, baby! did a lesson on the Rihanna and Chris Brown scandal. Many Ebaby! members expressed their concern for Rihanna after hearing that Chris Brown, Rihanna’s longtime boyfriend, had been accused of assaulting her. But some members also felt that the public should mind their own business and stay out of the singers’ private lives.

Now Brown is responding to all the negative attention he’s gotten from the public and the press. He says that anyone who has been saying bad things about him is just a hater. Haters are people who are negative toward someone else for no reason, or because they’re jealous of that person’s success. The slang player hater is similar, but it’s more specific. Player haters criticize guys who date lots of women.

Chris Brown says he isn’t a monster and that people who criticize him are doing it for no reason or because they envy him. Meanwhile, his assault trial will start soon. Chris better hope the judge and jury aren’t a bunch of haters!

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“I don’t mean to be a hater, but I think that dress looks terrible on you.”

“John is such a hater. He’s always trying to ruin my good moods.”

“I know you don’t think Tristan deserves Shawna, but don’t be a hater. I think they make a cute couple.”

Winners

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	It refers to one who is jealous. by VOLTS
	hater is someone who criticise in a non constructive way but only to destroy by monacovalentina
	person who complains even if there´s nothing to complain. People who likes to critisize. by ciberd7
	people who doesn't like to see other person's success, and give critical to them. by sofree
	simply : people who hate .. by Tarfah

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joaco

Argentina

hate brings hate to your life, so we shoudnt even hate haters, we should love them.

memo 90

Saudi Arabia

I got it :)

addud

Indonesia

yup.. but i think to hate someone or anything you dont like it's just wasting your time, invite all the bad things in your life….. just stay cool and stay lovely…

Marcelolic

Brazil

I hate haters! Envy is a shit! :P

Marcelolic

Brazil

...On the other hand,Hater is smilar to "black mouth" or "gossipy" :) Peolpe that say bad things about other(s) people,as we say here in Brazil,"people who have not to do! ;)

lalobrown

Dominican Republic

Hi Haters!

emmashow1280

China

i think it means peopel jealous and envy other people's success.

bireisi

Turkey

helo

kachya

Ukraine

haters are the ppl who don't really like that or another singer and always tryin' to say smth bad about them. My advise for such people – just try to create smth better!!!

My possition is next – if i like a song or singer i'm sayn' it, if i don't like – i'm just ignoring that sh*t. That's it.

Ca_Brazil

Brazil

Haters or not, Chris Brown got into trouble !!

IMOdraude

Brazil

Hater is someone that have envy about other

rosendo

Mexico

i was hater bcs i like rihanna :)

boddi

China

Yeah,A lot of press take attention on the rumors,they exaggerated all of the violences or gossips of the celebrities, actually, we are also interested on these things.but I don't think all of the people are haters.There are no smoke without fire.maybe Chris Brown also did something bad to his girlfriends.It's just my guess.

candylucktop1

China

help me,very strange no sound from the English programe

Zambuka

United States

this guy is just trying to show the world that he's not guilty !! but he's !!!!! i think he tells it to the world just to increase the sell of cd's and to bring back the populatity which fell down so suddenly!