hater-blockers
n.pl.— «Strolling into Bobcats Arena in Charlotte glammed out and many wearing sunglasses—indoors at night—the Falcons took all the attention off the women’s game in progress. “I’ve got to wear my hater-blockers,” Falcons guard Chip Neeley said last season, jokingly referring to his dark glasses. “They block out all the people staring at you trying to hate on you.”» —“Falcons not blinded by the spotlight” by Jaymes Powell Jr. News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) Jan. 19, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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