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

One evening, Kush Burman was scrolling through Instagram when he saw an advert for the popular TV series Race Across the World.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Thrive, which recently raised $10 billion for a new set of funds, has backed the likes of Instagram, Spotify, A24 and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Almost every week there are VHS swaps across the city, where collectors and vendors, who connect on social media apps like Instagram, come together to offer tapes to both seasoned and curious onlookers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Winwood shared a tribute to his bandmate on Wednesday on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The last photo I’m throwing up on Instagram is the one of me with my Last Friend.

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