Pornhub

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pornographic website; a porn tube. informal

    "As invasive as the Googles and Pornhubs of the world having access to our most private searches may be, it does occasionally give us a wider, more accurate view of ourselves. Can you imagine a Gallup poll on pornogaphic habits? Probably not."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of Pornhub. alt-of, misspelling
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A pornographic video-sharing website. Internet

    "Sites like Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube attract more users than TMZ and the Huffington Post. The porn sites are even bigger than Pirate Bay, the top portal for illegal downloads of movies, TV shows and music."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of Pornhub. alt-of, misspelling

Example

More examples

"Sites like Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube attract more users than TMZ and the Huffington Post. The porn sites are even bigger than Pirate Bay, the top portal for illegal downloads of movies, TV shows and music."

Etymology

From porn (“pornography”) + hub (“a central facility providing a range of related services”), so-called because the website hosts pornographic videos; but Pornhub was originally part of a parent company called Interhub upon its foundation, from which it thus possibly receives its name. Coined by founder Matt Keezer in May 2007. The noun sense is derived from the prominence of Pornhub.

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