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

Music streaming services, newsletter platforms, and even Instagram are reshaping their products—in the latter’s case, short-form Reels—for the biggest screen in your house.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Bhojwani, a homemaker in western Udaipur city, says she first got hooked on micro-dramas when an ad popped up on her Instagram feed.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

This anchovy pasta was born after hours of scrolling through pasta recipes on Instagram.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Four years later, an Instagram post from her documented the couple’s baby shower, which was full of the creative details the social media influencer’s followers had come to expect.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I’m tempted to reach for my phone to see if I’ve missed any texts from Hudson, or to check Instagram to see if he has uploaded a new selfie.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera