"Insta" meaning in English

See Insta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɪnstɐ/ [Multicultural-London-English], /ˈɪnstə/ [UK, US]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Insta
  1. (informal) Clipping of Instagram. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Instagram
    Sense id: en-Insta-en-name-lEUz5zok

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪnstɐ/ [Multicultural-London-English], /ˈɪnstə/ [UK, US] Forms: Instas [present, singular, third-person], Insta's [present, singular, third-person], Insta-ing [participle, present], Insta'ing [participle, present], Insta-ed [participle, past], Insta-ed [past], Insta'ed [participle, past], Insta'ed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|((Insta<,Insta-ing,Insta-ed>,Insta'<>))|head=Insta}} Insta (third-person singular simple present Instas or Insta's, present participle Insta-ing or Insta'ing, simple past and past participle Insta-ed or Insta'ed)
  1. (informal) Clipping of Instagram. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Instagram
    Sense id: en-Insta-en-verb-lEUz5zok

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