Meanings
plural giftsubs · alternative gift sub · alternative gift-sub
- InternetcolloquialA subscription purchased by one user and given to another as a gift, especially to a Twitch channel or similar platform.First known use 2017
Synonyms: gifted sub, gift subscription
present singular third person giftsubs · participle present giftsubbing · participle past giftsubbed · past giftsubbed · alternative gift sub · alternative gift-sub
- InternetcolloquialTo purchase a subscription and gift it to another user, especially to a Twitch channel or similar platform.
Synonyms: gift a sub, gift a subscription
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA subscription purchased by one user and given to another as a gift, especially to a Twitch channel or similar platform.
verbTo purchase a subscription and gift it to another user, especially to a Twitch channel or similar platform.
Origin
Clipping of gift subscription, or from gift + sub.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
giftsub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giftsub
“giftsub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giftsub. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giftsub,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giftsub.
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