Instagram.
An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras.
Meaning & usage
An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras.
Megan has 53 posts and 41.7k followers on Instagram.
He posted a gym reel on Instagram.
Where this word comes from
Trade name. Blend of instant + telegram. By surface analysis, insta- + -gram.
A user's profile or account on this service.
Have you seen her Instagram lately?
She's been blowing up my Instagram!
A photograph or video shared on this service.
I saw one of her Instagrams last week, but I haven't talked to her since then.
Where this word comes from
Trade name. Blend of instant + telegram. By surface analysis, insta- + -gram.
To use the social networking service Instagram.
To post an image or video of (something) to Instagram.
To digitally manipulate a photograph using filter effects.
Where this word comes from
Trade name. Blend of instant + telegram. By surface analysis, insta- + -gram.
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