carousel post

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carousel post

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From carousel + post; carousel references the traditional amusement park ride (the merry-go-round) because the images in the post move past the viewer in a continuous, looping sequence. Popularized by Instagram in the mid-2010s.

noun carousel posts

A single social media post that contains multiple images or videos which users can swipe or click through.

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"carousel post." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carousel%20post. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"carousel post." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carousel%20post.

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@misc{carousel_post_2026,
  title = {carousel post},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carousel%20post},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}