Hub

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English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

the Hub

  1. (informal) Nickname for Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

the Hub

  1. (Internet slang, euphemistic) Pornhub.
    • 2019 November 18, u/karbonpanzer, “Porn hub should be the new youtube”, in Reddit‎, r/unpopularopinion, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:
      It will eventually, the Hub will replace every video site since it has everything for let's plays to porn.
    • 2021 January 28, u/someguyat3am, “I don't want to be in a relationship with someone if they watch porn.”, in Reddit‎, r/unpopularopinion, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:
      Ive straight up had my girl hand me her phone with the hub opened up because she didnt wana deal with it lmao
    • 2022 June 17, u/ishanG24, “💀💀💀💀”, in Reddit‎, r/HolUp, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:
      Bro must be down bad for being on the Hub in a subway.
    • 2022 November 11, u/Crusty_Grape, “It looks like on red Circle”, in Reddit‎, r/dankmemes, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:
      Damn never knew the hub celebrates fucking rememberence day
    • 2023 November 13, u/MoronGoron52, “Cursed_Porn”, in Reddit‎, r/cursedcomments, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:
      Why the fuck is SeaWorld on the hub?
    • 2023 December 20, @TessaPaigex, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:
      Should I post my first video on the hub? 😏

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hub n

  1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

East Central German

Proper noun

Hub m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Hubert

Further reading

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 63:

German

Etymology 1

Deverbal from heben (“to lift”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Hub m (strong, genitive Hubes or Hubs, plural Hübe)

  1. lift, lifting
    Synonym: Heben
  2. (jargon) distance traveled by a piston within an engine
  3. (medicine) a puff, a spray (of an inhalator, a nasal spray, etc.)
    Synonym: Sprühstoß
Declension
Declension of Hub
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hub die Hübe
genitive eines des Hubes, Hubs der Hübe
dative einem dem Hub, Hube1 den Hüben
accusative einen den Hub die Hübe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hub m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hubs or (with an article) Hub, feminine genitive Hub, plural Hubs)

  1. a German surname
Declension
Declension of Hub
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Hub (eine) (die) Hub (die) Hubs
genitive (eines) (des) Hubs, Hub1 (einer) (der) Hub (der) Hubs
dative (einem) (dem) Hub (einer) (der) Hub (den) Hubs
accusative (einen) (den) Hub (eine) (die) Hub (die) Hubs

1With an article.

Etymology 3

Unadapted borrowing from English hub.

Pronunciation

Noun

Hub m or n (strong, genitive Hubs, plural Hubs)

  1. (computing, transport) hub
Declension
Declension of Hub
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Hub die Hubs
genitive eines des Hubs der Hubs
dative einem dem Hub den Hubs
accusative einen, ein den, das Hub die Hubs

Further reading

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