"haters gonna hate" meaning in English

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Proverb

Audio: En-au-haters gonna hate.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} haters gonna hate, {{en-proverb}} haters gonna hate
  1. (slang) Critics' opinions ultimately do not affect you and are unlikely to change, so ignore them. Tags: slang Translations (haters gonna hate): psi štěkají a karavana jde dál (Czech), नफ़रत करने वाले नफ़रत ही करेंगे (nafrat karne vāle nafrat hī kareṅge) (Hindi), odiadores vão odiar [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), odiadoras vão odiar [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), câinii latră, ursul merge (Romanian), nu mor caii când vor câinii (Romanian), los odiadores van a odiar [masculine, plural] (Spanish), las odiadoras van a odiar [feminine, plural] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-haters_gonna_hate-en-proverb-o5nFf3-e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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