Instamatic
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Etymology
[edit]Trade name of the 1960s, from insta- + automatic.
Noun
[edit]Instamatic (plural Instamatics)
- A kind of inexpensive point-and-shoot camera.
- 1978, Poly Styrene (lyrics and music), “Art-I-Ficial”, in Germ Free Adolescents, performed by X-Ray Spex:
- I wanna be Instamatic / I wanna be a frozen pea / I wanna be dehydrated / In a consumer society
Further reading
[edit]Instamatic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia