Dictionary

xvideo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɛksˈvɪdioʊ/

Etymology

Compound of X (“obscene, adult, pornographic”, adjective) + video. The website sense is derived from a notional singular form of XVideos, a pornographic video-sharing website, itself named after the first etymological root and coined in 2007 by the website creator Stephane Michael Pacaud.

Meanings

1. (Internet, qualifier:generally uncommon) A pornographic video or film; a porno.
2. (Internet, alt-of, alternative, rare) Alternative form of XVideo (“a pornographic video uploaded to XVideos”).
   alt of XVideo

Forms

Hypernyms

pornography · Further: Thesaurus:pornography · XXX · adult content

Hyponyms

stag film · HMV · JAV · PMV

Relateds

pornographic · tube site · porn tube · sexploitation

Synonyms

adult movie · skin flick · fuck film · xvid · blue film · blue movie · adult film

wikipedia: XVideos

xvideo en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɛksˈvɪdioʊ/

Etymology

From X (“a social networking service”) + video. Coined in July 2023 when Twitter rebranded to X; by analogy with the above sense and the pornographic website XVideos to criticise or mock the name change.

Meanings

1. (Internet, humorous) A video on the social networking service X (formerly Twitter); an X video.

Forms

Coordinates

xeet

Relateds

Xitter

wikipedia: XVideos

xvideo en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ɛksˈvɪdioʊ/

Etymology

In lowercase.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, archaic, dated) Alternative form of XVideo (“the X video extension”).
   alt of XVideo

Forms