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

Derived Forms

• Instagrammable
  adjective
• Instagrammer
  noun
• Instagrammed
  adjective

Example Sentences

The graphic of the fleeing blond woman no longer appears on the bar’s Instagram.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

“The community around kids vintage has really skyrocketed on Instagram over the past six years,” Scalzo says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Instagram says it has resolved an issue which saw hackers trick its AI support tool into giving them access to other users' accounts.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Find her on Instagram at @fifival and @gatherjournal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

She looked over Immie’s writing style in emails and on Instagram: the way she signed off, the way she wrote paragraphs, the expressions she used.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart