Instagram

American  

[in-stuh-gram] / ˈɪn stəˌgræm /

Trademark.

1. the brand name for a photo- and video-sharing application and social media platform launched in 2010.

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verb (used with object)

Instagrammed, Instagramming

1. to post (a photo or video) on the Instagram app.

   I’m Instagramming a video of the whole family enjoying the Mickey Mouse birthday cake.

   This garden is one of the sights most frequently Instagrammed by visitors to our city.

noun

1. a photo or video posted on the Instagram app.

   Oh, not another Instagram of her and her new puppy!

Other Word Forms

• Instagrammable adjective
• Instagrammed adjective
• Instagrammer noun

Example Sentences

Almost every week there are VHS swaps across the city, where collectors and vendors, who connect on social media apps like Instagram, come together to offer tapes to both seasoned and curious onlookers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Thrive, which recently raised $10 billion for a new set of funds, has backed the likes of Instagram, Spotify, A24 and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She doesn't use TikTok but admits to spending prolonged amounts of time scrolling on Instagram, particularly clips of her favourite films - everything from Lego Star Wars to Legally Blonde.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Australia implemented an outright ban six months ago which prevents under-16s from creating new social media accounts - and deactivated existing ones - on ten major social media platforms including TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Aimee goes on Rufus’s Instagram, leaving comments on his pictures asking him to call her back.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera