Insta

• (MLE) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnstɐ/
• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnstə/
• Homophones: insta-, insta

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.

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:

     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."

• Astin, Saint, Santi, Sinta, Tanis, Tians, antis, saint, sat in, satin, stain, stian, tians, tisan

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃sta/

Insta ?

1. (informal) Clipping of Instagram.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsta/

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• Homophones: insta-, insta

Insta n (proper noun, strong, genitive Instas)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of Instagram.

Insta m

1. (colloquial) Clipping of Instagram.