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two-minute hates

two-minute hates is the plural of two-minute hate.

Meaning of two-minute hate

Noun

two-minute hate (plural two-minute hates)

  1. Ritualized hatred towards a perceived enemy, especially when encouraged for political reasons.
    • There were to be no loyalty parades with bleating school children carrying flags down mainstreet while every heart rises ; nor were there to be pictures of the enemy showing him with claws, fangs, or tusks to induce our two-minute hates1958, Inland

Questions about two-minute hates

What is two-minute hates the plural of?
Two-minute hates is the plural of two-minute hate.

Words near two-minute hates in the dictionary

  1. two-lipped
  2. two-man advantage
  3. two-man saw
  4. two-man saws
  5. two-minute hate
  6. two-minute hates
  7. two-minute noodle
  8. two-minute noodles
  9. two-minute silence
  10. two-minute silences
  11. two-minute warning

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