finstagram en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɪn.stəˌɡɹæm/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Blend of fake + Instagram.
Meanings
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Synonym of finsta.
Principles that guide Instagram are cheerfully ignored on fake accounts: If posting more than once a day to a main account is considered something of a faux pas, it’s perfectly acceptable, on a finstagram account, to unleash a stream of mundane images, screen shots of text conversations and ugly selfies .
2015 November 18, Valeriya Safronova, “On Fake Instagram, a Chance to Be Real”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| finstagrams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |