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instafamous en · ADJ

Etymology

From insta- + famous.

Meanings

1. (informal, rare) Having achieved fame very suddenly.
   • Everyone everywhere can put anything they choose or create on social media, even themselves. Add a side dish of shamelessness to get you even more instafamous. 2021, Pier Pagano, Stacy Higgins, No One Can Tell You Who You Are Except You:
   • Someone called him here to boost themselves into instafamous status. That person—not my sister—has been spying on us and stole the spell books from my house. 2018, K. M. Waller, Lost Souls ParaAgency and the Three Witches of Burberry:

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