Hub

See also: hub

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

the Hub

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

Derived terms

• Hubbite

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• hub

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Proper noun

the Hub

1. (Internet slang, euphemistic) Pornhub.
   • 2019 November 18, u/karbonpanzer, “Porn hub^[sic] should be the new youtube”, in Reddit‎^[1], 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^[2], 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^[3], 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^[4], r/dankmemes, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:

     Damn never knew the hub celebrates fucking rememberence^[sic] day

   • 2023 November 13, u/MoronGoron52, “Cursed_Porn”, in Reddit‎^[5], r/cursedcomments, archived from the original on 26 December 2023:

     Why the fuck is SeaWorld on the hub?

   • 2023 December 20, @TessaPaigex, Twitter‎^[6], archived from the original on 26 December 2023:

     Should I post my first video on the hub? 😏

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦʏp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Hub
• Rhymes: -ʏp
• Homophone: hup

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^[7], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 63:

German

Etymology 1

Deverbal from heben (“to lift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːp

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 [masculine, strong]

	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

• Frosthub
• Hubraum
• Hubvolumen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːp

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 [masculine // feminine, surname]

	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.

Related terms

• Hube, Huber, Huben, Houben
• Huber, Hofer, Hübner

Etymology 3

Unadapted borrowing from English hub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hap/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ap

Noun

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

1. (computing, transport) hub

Declension

Declension of Hub [masculine // neuter, strong]

	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

• “Hub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hub (Etymology 1)” in Duden online
• “Hub (Etymology 2)” in Duden online
• “Hub” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon