Instagram

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[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

Spanish authorities are investigating after Marina de Cudeyo town council said on Instagram, external that the "unfortunate event" at the weekend indicates the statue was stolen.

From BBC

"I get a lot of mean comments on my Instagram that, unfortunately, I do read, and they always comment, 'She doesn't work,'" Nicola said.

From BBC

"You have lived in strength, resolute in sharing your gifts with the world, fearlessly carving a legacy etched in wood touched by your hands," Wayne wrote in a post on Instagram.

From BBC

"I do not want to reconcile with my family," he wrote in a post to his 16.2 million Instagram followers.

From Barron's

"We exchanged messages on Instagram quite some time ago because he wasn't happy with something I said," Scholes said.

From BBC