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 one video posted to Instagram, Nguyen celebrated winning $60,000 after appearing to bet that Trump would say “Olympics.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Vacationing was mentioned as a “first luxury” goal in retirement in a new weekly MarketWatch question on social media, including Instagram Stories and X. Stay tuned and share your response on the next one here.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

Responding to the post on Instagram, the chef wrote: "Congratulations to you both sending lots of love, Dad. I'm going to be a very over excited Grandad especially this Christmas."

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

But despite the clips inundating your Instagram feed, your chance of getting bitten is still small—less than one in four million, said Gavin Naylor, director of the University of Florida’s shark-research program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Just like he knows me well enough that I would check his Instagram anyway since his profile isn’t private like mine.

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