123Movies en · NOUN
Etymology
Genericized trademark; from 123Movies, an unauthorised (illegal) network of file streaming websites operating from Vietnam which allowed users to watch films for free; launched around 2016 and formally shut down in 2018. The noun sense is derived from the prominence of 123Movies.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of 123movies (“an unauthorised (illegal) website that allows users to stream, watch or download films for free”).
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of 123movies (“any website or service that allows users to illegally stream, view, read or download content for free, such as films, shows, videos, literature, images and live broadcasts”).
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