of the world

English

Phrase

of the world

1. Used following one or more plurals of proper nouns to indicate a general category relating to those mentioned.

   The YouTubes of the world

   – Online streaming platforms similar to YouTube

   • 2011 January 26, “The YouTubes Of The World That You’ve Never Heard Of”, in Business Insider‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 November 2021:
   • 2019 July 15, “Islands in the stream”, in Otago Daily Times‎^[2]:

     It'll be a long time before the Netflixes of the world will start getting in on that market so it's one area we can live in and live in well.