Insta

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See also: insta and insta-

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Insta

  1. (informal, chiefly text messaging, Internet slang) Clipping of Instagram.
    • 2018, Jack Lewis, The Science of Sin: Why We Do The Things We Know We Shouldn’t, Bloomsbury Sigma, →ISBN:
      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.

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Insta (third-person singular simple present Instas or Insta's, present participle Insta-ing or Insta'ing, simple past and past participle Insta-ed or Insta'ed)

  1. (informal, chiefly text messaging, Internet slang) Clipping of Instagram.
    • 2020 July 23, Jelisa Castrodale, “‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Gears Up for Pandemic Storyline in Upcoming 60,000th Season”, in Vice[1]:
      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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Insta ?

  1. (informal) Clipping of Instagram.

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Insta n (proper noun, strong, genitive Instas)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of Instagram.

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Insta m

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of Instagram.