Pop Culture dictionary Nutflix [nuht-fliks] July 23, 2018 What does Nutflix mean? Nutflix is a fake startup company made up by comedian John Oliver in support of net neutrality in 2014. Oliver imagined it to play only videos of men getting kicked in the crotch, though many others propose it as a name for adult film rental or streaming services. Related words: fleek Netflix and chill Putlocker and chill Where does Nutflix come from? imgur In 2003, an internet user facetiously proposed Nutflix for a pornographic DVD rental company—a term, concept, and apparent hope that continued to 2010, when it was so defined on Urban Dictionary. On a 2014 episode of his HBO news-satire show Last Week Tonight, comedian John Oliver blasted policies against net neutrality by arguing an internet “fast line” would allow powerful entities, like Netflix, to squeeze out his rhetorical startup, Nutflix, which he imagined exclusively showed videos of men getting kicked in the nuts—just like Oliver feels the elimination of net neutrality does for consumers. Oliver’s segment went viral, as the comedian’s work often does, ushering Nutflix into meme-dom. By the end of the year, searches for Nutflix soared, perhaps from people hoping Oliver’s site was real. Merchandise and Facebook pages popped up,too. As of summer 2018, though, neither the porno-renting nor groin-rending Nutflix have come to pass. Examples of Nutflix Netflix needs a porn alternative called Nutflix. @HimDownstrz, November 2017 I'd subscribe to John Oliver 's #Nutflix. Stuff like that is just plain funny. @msjuliejones, October 2014 Even when the comedian John Oliver attempted to enliven the issue in 2014 by imagining a startup website featuring crotch injury videos and called “Nutflix,” I couldn’t bring myself to click on the video of his bit. Net. Neutrality. No thanks. Zzzzzz… Andy Martino, The Outline, May 2017 SEE MORE EXAMPLES Who uses Nutflix? Nutflix usually refers to the imaginary company by John Oliver, which means the term has also become associated with fights for net neutrality. Whenever I see @netflix I still can’t help thinking of @iamjohnoliver‘s #netneutrality ‘Nutflix’ joke: https://t.co/tQiCwMJ12S — Robin Winslow (@nottrobin) November 17, 2016 That said, there are still plenty of people hoping that a porno delivery service called Nutflix someday becomes a reality. (Hint hint: It already does. It’s called the internet.) And each time somebody proposes Nutflix, they think they are the first and cleverest one to come up with the idea. Someone should make a porn site named Nutflix — 8008135 (@sregoRhteS) July 17, 2018 Just Added Older Americans Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 🫡 Saluting Face emoji Note This is not meant to be a formal definition of Nutflix like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of Nutflix that will help our users expand their word mastery.