instafamous

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adjective

Having achieved fame very suddenly.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

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adjectiveinstafamous (comparative more instafamous, superlative most instafamous)

comparative more instafamous · superlative most instafamous

  1. informalrareHaving achieved fame very suddenly.

    Everyone everywhere can put anything they choose or create on social media, even themselves. Add a side dish of shamelessness to get you even more instafamous.

    2021, Pier Pagano, Stacy Higgins, No One Can Tell You Who You Are Except You
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    Someone called him here to boost themselves into instafamous status. That person—not my sister—has been spying on us and stole the spell books from my house.

    2018, K. M. Waller, Lost Souls ParaAgency and the Three Witches of Burberry

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adjectiveInstafamous (comparative more Instafamous, superlative most Instafamous)

comparative more Instafamous · superlative most Instafamous

  1. informalWell-known or popular on Instagram.

    Anyway, the point is, I'll get Instafamous one day.

    2018, Zoe Stojanovic-Hill, "Editorial", Honi Soit (University of Sydney), Week 9, Semester 2 (2018), page 2
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    You see, this isn't such a rare sighting when it comes to the bald-headed, ultra-bendy, Instafamous yogi queen we know as Chocolate Yoga (@chocolate_yoga).

    2018 January, Marley Jeranko, “Bending the Rules”, in Cherry Creek Lifestyle, page 54

    Ta Tat Eatery makes its Instafamous katsu sando with toasted brioche, and it's safe to say none of its devotees seem to be sad for the lack of levain.

    2019 October, Lauren Bravo, “The Rise and Fall”, in Foodism, page 56

Origin

instafamous · adjective

From insta- + famous.

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Instafamous · adjective

Blend of Instagram + famous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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