See Insta on Wiktionary
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"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) clipping of Instagram"
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"clipping",
"colloquial",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"word": "Insta"
}
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