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

• Instagrammer
  noun
• Instagrammed
  adjective
• Instagrammable
  adjective

Example Sentences

Visit the recreation center’s website or Instagram page for more information as well as updates on pool or slide closures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

TORONTO—The Canadian government on Wednesday proposed banning children under 16 years old from social-media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram, at least temporarily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The comment was made in response to a snarky Instagram user who accused Holly of undergoing plastic surgery, claiming that her “surgeon did an amazing job.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

And, for someone with 40 million Instagram followers, she seems resolutely unbothered by other people's opinions of how she should behave.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Me, alone in my pajamas, spending the whole night trolling Instagram and Snapchat.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli