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

“I tap my phone to it, and Instagram goes poof.”

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Many have moved from WhatsApp to the non-profit Signal in recent years because of privacy concerns after WhatsApp said it would share some metadata with parent company Meta, which also owns Facebook and Instagram.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Andrei Ciprian, 28, runs a Taylor Swift updates page, which has nearly two million followers across X, Instagram and TikTok.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Thus far, Mark Zuckerberg’s name is conspicuously scarce on our lists despite the success of Facebook and Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

I used my time commuting to and from New York City to upload content to Louella’s social media accounts, like Instagram or Twitter, urging people to shop Louella.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad