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dogstagram en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Old English [Term?]? Proto-Germanic *-gô Proto-West Germanic *-gō Old English -ga Old English dogga Middle English dogge English dog Proto-Indo-European *énu Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin īnstō Latin īnstānsder. Old French instantder. Middle English instant ▲ Latin īnstānslbor. French instantbor. English instant Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratider. Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára)bor. Latin cameralbor. English camera English instant cameraellip. English instant Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English telegram blend English Instagram blend English dogstagram Blend of dog + Instagram.

Meanings

1. (Internet) An Instagram account focused on a dog.
   • Carve a creative space with your dog-stagram, with your people-who-matter-stagram, or your inner palm sketchpad. 2014 January, Reuben G. Krabbe, “The Art of a Ski Bum: Getting Creative with It”, in The Capilano Courier, volume 47, number 13, page 15:
   • Krammer never expected to gain such a large fan base, but he said he enjoys the friendly, passionate dog community that emerged from Blodgett’s outreach. “I had enough friends that were pushing me (to make an account),” Krammer said. “It’s been really fun just because there’s been a ton of people that have shown up, and there’s this really sweet community that’s been born specifically out of the dogstagram, so we interact with so many people from around the world.[…]” 2020 February 20, Elena Waldman, “Blodgett the Great proves sky’s the limit”, in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, volume 129, number 44, page 19:
   • Better yet, do you have a favorite Canine YouTuber, Dogstagram or a dog of Tik Tok?^([sic])[…]PLATFORM #2: DOGSTAGRAMS 2021 August, Niccole Rumans, “Make Your Dog a Superstar”, in Fur Mama Mini Magazine, number 1:
   • The hive mind does us all a favor by acting as a check for all the would-be dogstagram accounts for which there was no demand. 2020 September 18, Maddie Bender, “Consider the Hot Dog”, in Yale Daily News, volume CXLIII, number 3, New Haven, Conn., page B3:
   • Maybe dogs can finally have their own dogstagram which isn’t handled by a human posting on their behalf. 2022 June 21, Ameen Fatima, “The Future Of Review: The Future Is Bright and Full of Possibilities”, in LeisureByte, Teeny Media:
   • “I have been thinking about starting a dogstagram,” I confessed. 2019, Elle Hume, My Fair Millennial 3: Also a Romantic Comedy, →ISBN:
   • Kristian would like to send a shout out to his mom, abuela, and sister, as well as his dogstagram @bowowbikic. 2022 April, The Cuban Vote, page 6:
   • The platform is flooding with dogstagram accounts that are a major relief from the toxicity that can come with the social media world.[…]We have some dogstagram accounts to bless your feed.[…]The complimentary subtitles in each of their videos is just the best part about their dogstagram account.[…]Her dogstagram is extremely aesthetic and so dreamy.[…]She often comes with her accomplice Shaun, who also has a dogstagram. 2022 April 18, Vasudha Sabharwal, “13 Of The Most Heart-Warming Instagram Accounts For Every Dog Lover”, in ScoopWhoop:
   • The Best Dogstagram Accounts You Should Be Following 2015 September 18, Jessica Duffy, Void, archived from the original on 28 May 2022:
   • This paper examines the phenomenon of dogstagrams on the social media platform Instagram. 2020 August 6, Karli Brittz, “Dog Stories in the Digital Age: Dogstagrams as Digital Tales of Becoming with Companion Species”, in Junctions: Graduate Journal of the Humanities, volume 5, number 1, page 41:

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