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Instafame

noun

Etymology

Blend of Instagram + fame.

  1. derived from *bʰéh₂-meh₂✻
  2. derived from fāma — “talk, rumor, report, reputation”
  3. derived from fame — “celebrity, renown”
  4. inherited from fame
  5. compounded as instafame — “Instagram + fame”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being well-known or popular on Instagram.

    • A perfect example of “Instafame” or a social media celebrity is Benjamin Lasnier, a teenage boy from Denmark, who achieved fame almost entirely through Instagram and YouTube.
    • Ulman's project was an acerbic take on “Instafame,” a phenomenon that is reshaping and redefining the very idea of a “star” and their relationship to their audience.
    • Race is both a visible and invisible element of [rupi] kaur's social media success and journey to Instafame.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for Instafame. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA