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Insta

  • /ˈɪn.stɐ/ Multicultural London English
  • /ˈɪn.stə/ UK, US

Sounds like insta-, insta · Rhymes with -ɪnstə

proper noun

  1. Internet, abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of Instagram These are the slaves to technology: the Candy Crushers, the Facebook fanatics, the Insta-idlers, the Snapchat servants and Twitter twiddlers who spend every spare minute absorbed by their screens.

verb Instas · Insta's · Insta-ing · Insta'ing · Insta-ed

  1. Internet, abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of Instagram Patrick Dempsey, who played Dr. Derek Shepherd for 11 seasons, Insta-ed a close-up of his masked face, captioning it with one of his catchphrases. "It’s a Beautiful Day to Save Lives," he wrote. "#WearAMask."

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Closest in meaning: cite, instagram, instaverse, snapchat, rinsta, snapchatter, finstagram, tiktok, photosharing, social, instaban, intertubes, youtube, flickrite, twitterverse, video chat

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"Insta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/insta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Insta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/insta

Chicago

"Insta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/insta.

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@misc{insta_2026,
  title = {Insta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}