-hub

English

Alternative forms

• -Hub

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʌb/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Etymology

From a clipping of Pornhub, ultimately from hub (“a central facility providing a range of related services”).

Suffix

-hub

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Denotes a notional website or webpage that contains pornographic, suggestive or desirable content of the root word.
   • 2016 April 1, Bill Chappell, “Stamos Documentary? Trader Joe's Closing? Cornhub? Must Be April Fools' Day”, in NPR‎^[1]:

     In a move that we confess to not anticipating, the adult website Pornhub pranked itself by "cornifying" its landing page, which it renamed "Cornhub" and adorned with scenes of steaming corn.

   • 2018 December 2, @ThaHypeIsReal, Twitter‎^[2]:

     poor fella, can't watch doghub in peace.

   • 2019 September 4, @abnrml__, Twitter‎^[3]:

     Imagine a wesbite that posted nothing but food porn called foodhub.

   • 2020 December 28, u/General_Zettel39, “Browsing r/yiff :3 (Reptilies-Conder) [f]”, in r/yiff‎^[4], Reddit:

     More like... Yiffhub?

   • 2021 December 26, “What’s a good site for femboy videos? Please link!”, in r/femboy‎^[5], Reddit:

     XVideos.com has a better selection than Pornhub.com from what I can tell. There really should be a specialized site, like a FemboyHub or something.

   • 2022 August 17, @chidofi, Twitter‎^[6]:

     At this point Netflix should just change its name to gayhub, cus wtfff I’m here to watch a bloody show not watch two men fu*k!!!! So traumatizing.

   • 2023 February 17, @SageFayla, Twitter‎^[7]:

     [replying to a humorous tweet of a cat licking its owner's hand entitled "Nothing like a pussy lick in the morning"] Ohh thats a little too hot for twitter I think...might have to move that to Cathub...

See also

• -Tube
• -Tok