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

They set up an Instagram account just days after Thanksgiving and initially adopted 10 families.

From Los Angeles Times

"Always positive, helping you be funnier and better. A great dad, a great guy," Kind wrote on Instagram.

From BBC

In a final post to her Instagram account in October, Remley spoke about overcoming obstacles.

From Los Angeles Times

In a joint statement on Instagram in October, the pair said hosting the show had been "an absolute dream".

From BBC

Her passing was confirmed by her grandson Dylan King in an Instagram post Tuesday.

From BBC