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YouTube.

A video-sharing website.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjuːtʃuːb//ˈjuːtjuːb//ˈjutub/General-American/ˈjʉːtʃʉːb/Australia, New-Zealand

  1. A video-sharing website.

    Anthony just subscribed to someone on YouTube a day ago.

  2. Collectively, the users of YouTube; especially the content creator's viewers.

    Hi, how's it going YouTube! Sorry I wasn't able to upload a video last week!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English YouTube A website name (from you + tube (“North American colloquial term for television”)) implying that users (you) may submit their own television (tube) content.

noun/ˈjuːtʃuːb//ˈjuːtjuːb//ˈjutub/General-American/ˈjʉːtʃʉːb/Australia, New-Zealand

  1. Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself.

    countable

  2. A small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on YouTube.

    countable · informal

  3. A YouTube channel.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English YouTube A website name (from you + tube (“North American colloquial term for television”)) implying that users (you) may submit their own television (tube) content.

verb/ˈjuːtʃuːb//ˈjuːtjuːb//ˈjutub/General-American/ˈjʉːtʃʉːb/Australia, New-Zealand

  1. To upload a video of something to YouTube.

    transitive

  2. To search for and view on YouTube.

    transitive

  3. To upload or watch videos on YouTube.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English YouTube A website name (from you + tube (“North American colloquial term for television”)) implying that users (you) may submit their own television (tube) content.

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