吃瓜群众

吃瓜群眾
chīguāqúnzhòng
  1. peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)
  2. onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it
  3. (neologism c. 2016)

CEDICT

neologism

Entry Composition

1 吃瓜 chīguā (neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it
2 群众 qúnzhòng
  1. mass
  2. multitude
  3. the masses