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instaban en · NOUN

Etymology

From insta- + ban.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, informal) An immediate ban.
    • Next up in confusing Instabans... 2015 July 28, Elizabeth Denton, “Instagram Banned #Goddess and People Are Seriously Upset”, in Seventeen Magazine:
    • Instabans will spread. 2019 January 4, “Healthy holidays and a sunscreen rethink: top five travel trends for 2019”, in The Guardian:
    • You'll no longer catch an instaban for giving your PSN ID a potentially offensive name, as Sony plans to check each case individually. 2019 April 15, “Sony ends auto-bans for offensive PSN IDs – changes them automatically instead”, in Metro:

Forms

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instabans Number=Plur lexicographic

instaban en · VERB

Etymology

From insta- + ban.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, informal) To ban without hesitation.

Forms

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instabans Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
instabanning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
instabanned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
instabanned Tense=Past lexicographic