haters gonna hate

proverb

The opinions of critics ultimately have no effect and are unlikely to change, so it is best to ignore them.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. slangThe opinions of critics ultimately have no effect and are unlikely to change, so it is best to ignore them.

    Playas gonna play / Haters gonna hate / That's the way it is / That's just how it's been

    2000, 3LW, “Playas Gon' Play”, in 3LW
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    If anyone asks why you're wearing a bathrobe in public, just roll your eyes and keep on strutting. Haters gonna hate.

    2012, Eric Grzymkowski, A Year of Living Sinfully: A Self-Serving Guide to Doing Whatever the Hell You Want, Adams Media, published 2012, →ISBN

    [Amanda Palmer:] I think the key is to NOT defend yourself too much. Haters gonna hate, especially in the age of the Internet, where everyone can hide behind their walls and masks while spewing venom, truisms, and righteousness.

    2012, Vanessa Wieland, “Amanda Palmer: On the Art of Songwriting, Staying Busy, & Being Honest”, in Adria Haley, editor, 2012 Songwriter's Market, Writer's Digest Books, →ISBN, page 85

    Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake I shake it off, I shake it off

    2014, “Shake It Off”, in 1989, performed by Taylor Swift

Translations

Czech psi štěkají a karavana jde dál
  • psi štěkají a karavana jde dálhaters gonna hate
Hindi नफ़रत करने वाले नफ़रत ही करेंगे
  • नफ़रत करने वाले नफ़रत ही करेंगे (nafrat karne vāle nafrat hī kareṅge)haters gonna hate
Polish zawsze znajdą się chętni do krytykowania
  • zawsze znajdą się chętni do krytykowaniahaters gonna hate
Portuguese odiadores vão odiar, odiadoras vão odiar
  • odiadores vão odiarhaters gonna hate
  • odiadoras vão odiarhaters gonna hate
Romanian câinii latră, ursul merge, nu mor caii când vor câinii
  • câinii latră, ursul mergehaters gonna hate
  • nu mor caii când vor câiniihaters gonna hate
Spanish los odiadores van a odiar, las odiadoras van a odiar
  • los odiadores van a odiarhaters gonna hate
  • las odiadoras van a odiarhaters gonna hate
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APA

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Chicago

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