Instafame

Instafame

English

Etymology

Blend of Instagram +‎ fame.

Noun

Instafame (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being well-known or popular on Instagram.
   • 2015, Pavica Sheldon, Social Media: Principles and Applications, page 43:

     A perfect example of “Instafame” or a social media celebrity is Benjamin Lasnier, a teenage boy from Denmark, who achieved fame almost entirely through Instagram and YouTube.

   • 2019, Daniel Palmer & Kate Warren, "Scarlett Johansson Falling Down: Memes, Photography and Celebrity Personas", in Screening Scarlett Johansson: Gender, Genre, Stardom (eds. Janice Loreck, Kirsten Stevens, & Whitney Monaghan), page 127:

     Ulman's project was an acerbic take on “Instafame,” a phenomenon that is reshaping and redefining the very idea of a “star” and their relationship to their audience.

   • 2021, L. Aya Saraswati, Pain Generation: Social Media, Feminist Activism, and the Neoliberal Selfie, page 50:

     Race is both a visible and invisible element of [rupi] kaur's social media success and journey to Instafame.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Instafame.

Related terms

• Instafamous