What does hate-crime mean?
Hate-crime means (informal) To subject (someone) to a hate crime; to commit a hate crime (against).
Hate-crime
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hate-crime is a noun meaning (informal) To subject (someone) to a hate crime; to commit a hate crime (against).
Meaning
(informal) To subject (someone) to a hate crime; to commit a hate crime (against).
Example Sentences
"I just paid five g's to get your hate-criming ass out of jail! You better recognize!"
My hesitation wasn't a fear of homophobia—we were probably too young to get hate-crimed, anyway, although I worried sometimes for Jerick, who was so girlish.
These are two states in which most people assume you will be hate-crimed to death if you tell anyone you're vegan. Well, no more! There's even a vegan strip club in Portland, Oregon!
'People in Mexico were getting hate-crimed on because they wore black and had moppy hair and so anywhere we went that's what people would talk about – they weren't talking about the music,' said Gerard.
Word Forms
- hate-crimes
- hate-criming
- hate-crimed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include witch-hunt, violence, crucify, hit with, kill, hit out.
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How do you use hate-crime in a sentence?
"I just paid five g's to get your hate-criming ass out of jail! You better recognize!"
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