"Bookstagram" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbʊk.stəˌɡɹæm/ Forms: bookstagram [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of book + Instagram. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|book|Instagram}} Blend of book + Instagram Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bookstagram
  1. The community of book and reading-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of books. Hypernyms: Bookternet Derived forms: Bookstagrammer Related terms: shelfie Coordinate_terms: Booklr (alt: Tumblr), BookTok (alt: TikTok), BookTube (alt: YouTube) Translations (Translations): 북스타그램 (bukseutageuraem) (Korean)

Alternative forms

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