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

Robert Albon, who calls himself Joe Donor and advertises on Facebook and Instagram, offers sperm donation in several unlicensed ways.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Local Nepalese restaurant Smokey Horse congratulated the newlyweds in a Sunday Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The "Like A Virgin" singer, 67, took to Instagram to ask for help in finding outfits that vanished after the show.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

He advertises openly on Facebook and Instagram and has spoken extensively about his experiences in media interviews and TV programmes.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I’m in a hospital bed getting good air from an oxygen mask and checking out all the love from the Plutos on my Instagram pics.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera