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

For users on Instagram and TikTok, "all the people they know and the accounts they follow" are on the existing networks.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Jaffe, a 42-year-old relationship coach and retreat leader who lives just south of Culver City, Calif., has developed a 196,000-person following on Instagram with her boundary-pushing posts about parenting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Other online content creators on TikTok and Instagram say they’ve had their accounts suspended or threatened with discipline for posting videos about the church and the speed runs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Since 2019, Meta has defended its plans amid criticism, while working through the technical challenge of bringing the technology to Facebook and Instagram.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

I close my door, pull up Instagram on my phone, and immediately go live.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas