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

In a now-famous Instagram post shared just after Independence Day weekend of 2023, Swift posted: "See you tonight Kansas Cityyy."

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

As Meta spends billions annually to build out its AI capabilities, employees at Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are increasingly unhappy with their Mark Zuckerberg-led parent company.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Daisy started seeing Instagram Reels about Summerween celebrations a year or so back, and had the feeling that adopting it as a kind of private holiday might take the pressure off Halloween.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

I asked MarketWatch followers on X, Instagram and WhatsApp over the weekend whether they’d ever taken a “soft” off day, and, across all platforms, the majority said yes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Box Boy would be following him on Instagram, right?

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