Meanings
- The community of videobloggers (particularly YouTubers) who create videos about firearms or advocate for gun rights.
1 more example
YouTube is awash in gun content, often referred to as “GunTube” by firearm enthusiasts. Individuals who come to GunTube—including children and teens—can find videos which glorify assault weapons, show how to modify firearms, and teach viewers how to shoot through bulletproof glass or “win gunfights.”
2023 May 16, “YouTube and Gun Content: A Dangerous Combination for Kids and Teens”, in Everytown Support Fund
Origin
Blend of gun + YouTube. By surface analysis, gun + -Tube.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
GunTube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GunTube
“GunTube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GunTube. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “GunTube,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GunTube.
Source: GunTube on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.