Twihater

Twihater

English

Etymology

Blend of twilight +‎ hater.

Noun

Twihater (plural Twihaters)

1. (fandom slang) A person who strongly dislikes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or its film adaptations.
   • 2009, JoSelle Vanderhooft, "Sparkly Vampires Are Funny", QSaltLake Magazine, 23 December 2009, page 20:

     Why can't "Twihaters" like Kim and me just look away from the catastrophe already and find something else to mock?

   • 2010, Liv Spencer, Love Bites: The Unofficial Saga of Twilight, page 17:

     Bella has also been labeled a bad role model for young girls; she relies on male saviors, her love is obsessive, and she puts her life at risk for a guy, point out the Twihaters.

   • 2010, Cari MacPherson & Steve Rau, "'Vampires Suck' fails to bite", Technician (North Carolina State University), 20 August 2010, page 10:

     Despite the intense rivalry between Twihards and Twihaters, the new parody pleases neither group.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Twihater.

Antonyms

• fanpire, Twifan, Twihard, Twilighter, Twitard (derogatory)