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

• Instagrammer
  noun
• Instagrammable
  adjective
• Instagrammed
  adjective

Example Sentences

The TikToks, Instagrams, and Xs of the world would rather nobody be worried about screen time at all, even as a few of those apps allow users to set their own limits.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Lively's former cast mates from "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" posted a statement to their Instagrams to "stand in solidarity" with Lively.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

We exchange Instagrams and realize we have no mutuals.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

But many of Target’s private products have dedicated followings, with customers posting on numerous Pinterest boards, Instagrams and TikToks about #TargetMustHaves.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

We checked her friends’ Instagrams and found a shot of her and Matt Halloway holding hands on the beach the night of the party.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin