English Explanatory Dictionary

YouTube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A video-sharing website.
  2. Collectively, the users of YouTube; especially the content creator's viewers.
noun
  1. Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself.
  2. A small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on YouTube.
  3. A YouTube channel.
verb
  1. To upload a video of something to YouTube.
  2. To search for and view on YouTube.
  3. To upload or watch videos on YouTube.
noun
  1. Misspelling of YouTube.

Pronunciation

/ˈjuːtʃuːb/ /ˈjuːtjuːb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-YouTube.wav /ˈjutub/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-YouTube.wav /ˈjʉːtʃʉːb/ /ˈjʉtʃʉb/ /-tjʉb/ /ˈjuːtɪʊ̯b/ /juʈ(j)ub/ /ˈjuʈ(j)ʊb/

Word forms

YouTube YouTubes YouTubing YouTubed

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Related words

YT

Derived words

BookTube booktuber GunTube GunTuber Jewtube MCYT University of YouTube virtual YouTuber VTuber YouPube YouTube bait YouTube Poop YouTube Pooper YouTuber YouTube University YouTubian YouTubular YTP
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