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OnlyFans
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Etymology
After the name of the service OnlyFans, from en only fan#Etymology 2 plural of fan: a person who is fond of something or someone fans, because the website contains content that only fans of a person would be willing to pay for. The site was founded in November 2016 by British entrepreneur Tim Stokely.
Pronunciation
Typically with stress on Only.
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-OnlyFans.wav Southern England
Noun
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en colloquial An account on OnlyFans, an online subscription service best known for hosting amateur pornography.
en OF#Noun
en 9 January 2017 ellisthemouse 818567264739815426 gunna get an onlyfans set up soon folks! stay tuned
en 29 April 2020 Megan Thee Stallion Beyoncé w:J. White Did It Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)#Beyoncé remix Savage Remix On that Demon Time, she might start an OnlyFans
en 2021 Shawn James Stop Simpin in Cyberspace SJS Direct 9798744290993 8–9 Many Cyber Simps think they're getting a shot at a woman who will be the perfect girlfriend by dropping their comments on her pictures on Instagram, donating to her Ca$happ, or paying for a subscription to her OnlyFans.
en 2022 Kosoko Jackson A Dash of Salt and Pepper w:Penguin Publishing Group 9780593334478 61 How people make money is their choice, and the stigma surrounding sex work greatly affects women and trans women, especially those of color. But I don't live in a world or function in circles where that nuance is discussed and accepted. So, an OnlyFans is out the window.
en 2023 Alison Gaylin Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence Penguin Publishing Group 9780593540534 119 Either Moon Monaghan was a world-class gaslighter or he really did have no idea what I was talking about. "The entire reason why I set up the meeting with you," I said, "was that you were threatening Bethany Rose's client, Blake James. Over the money owed from his OnlyFans."
en 2024-11-26 Harrison Brocklehurst https://thetab.com/2024/11/26/kate-nash-is-using-onlyfans-to-fund-her-tour-and-her-statement-on-why-is-utterly-iconic Kate Nash is using OnlyFans to fund her tour and her statement on why is utterly iconic w:The Tab Whilst Kate Nash has stuck to releasing interesting music with critical acclaim in the years since, she's never hit the same commercially successful heights again. Kate Nash just revealed that to fund her tours, she has set up an OnlyFans with bum pics. https://web.archive.org/web/20250317215240/https://thetab.com/2024/11/26/kate-nash-is-using-onlyfans-to-fund-her-tour-and-her-statement-on-why-is-utterly-iconic
en 2025 Leora Tanenbaum Sexy Selfie Nation: Standing Up for Yourself in Today's Toxic, Sexist Culture w:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 9781538194010 203 I've had a lot of conversations with women, including friends, where they are like, 'You should create an OnlyFans! But I would never do that myself.' They were slut-shaming me when they said that.
Derived terms
en OF#Noun
en OFM
See also
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