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

Get ready for an onslaught of Instagram and TikTok posts from influencers who stop by.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his now-infamous six-page Instagram statement in January, Brooklyn made clear that relations with his parents had broken down, saying he had been forced to respond after they had "continued to go to the press".

From BBC

Trading had been explicitly gamified in a way that mirrors the likes on Instagram and late-night texting with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal

Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and X have embraced it because they say their priority is maximising user privacy.

From BBC

Rick Shelford, the captain of the Aleutian Lady, announced in a Monday post on Facebook and Instagram that Meadows died Feb. 25.

From Los Angeles Times