"Instamatic" meaning in All languages combined

See Instamatic on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Instamatics [plural]
Etymology: Trade name of the 1960s, from insta- + automatic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|insta-|automatic}} insta- + automatic Head templates: {{en-noun}} Instamatic (plural Instamatics)
  1. A kind of inexpensive point-and-shoot camera.
    Sense id: en-Instamatic-en-noun-wAHaSk8B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with insta-

Inflected forms

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