bookstagram

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/ˈbʊk.stəˌɡɹæm/

proper noun

The community of book and reading-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of books.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

bookstagram1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bookstagram.

Bookstagram2

proper noun

alternative bookstagram

  1. The community of book and reading-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of books.

    Some of the bigger Bookstagram accounts that I follow are @quoththebooklover who has 15.3k followers, […]

    2017 March 30, Lottie Moulster, “The Rising Trend of 'Bookstagram”, in The Galleon, University of Portsmouth, page 13
    2 more examples

    Blogging was already something I did, but then I indulged in writing book reviews, which was the start of my journey on Bookstagram.

    2018 March, Vidhya Thakker, “Bookstagram Community”, in Unread, page 83

    Younger readers are passionate about new voices and new ideas but also about real, physical books and real, physical bookstores. They take photos of books. They create bookstagram accounts.

    2019 May 1, Karen Schechner, “Q&Q with Mike Gustafson, Co-Owner of Literati Bookstore”, in Kirkus Reviews, page 124

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  5. Old Englishbōc
  6. Middle Englishbok
  7. Englishbook
  8. Proto-Indo-European*énu
  9. Latinin-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  12. Proto-Italic*staējō
  13. Proto-Italic*staēō
  14. Latinstō
  15. Latinīnstō
  16. Latinīnstāns
  17. Old Frenchinstant
  18. Middle Englishinstant
  19. Latinīnstān
  20. Frenchinstant
  21. Englishinstant
  22. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-
  23. Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
  24. Proto-Iranian*kamarā
  25. Ancient Greekκαμάρα (kamára)
  26. Latincamera
  27. Englishcamera
  28. Englishinstant cameraellip.
  29. Englishinstant
  30. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  31. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  32. Englishtele-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  34. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  35. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  36. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  37. Englishtelegram
  38. EnglishInstagram
  39. EnglishBookstagram

Blend of book + Instagram.

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Translations

Korean 북스타그램
  • 북스타그램 (bukseutageuraem)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

bookstagram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookstagram

MLA

“bookstagram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookstagram. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookstagram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookstagram.

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