rinsta

rinsta

English

Etymology

Blend of real +‎ Insta.

Noun

rinsta (plural rinstas)

1. (informal) A primary personal Instagram account on which one posts publicly (typically under their real name).
   • 2017, Ana Homayoun, Social Media Wellness: Helping Tweens and Teens Thrive in an Unbalanced Digital World, page 31:

     Teen girls tell me that they have public “rinsta” or real Instagram accounts for all followers and then private “finsta” Instagram accounts for their "closest" friends.

   • 2018, Carrie Kerpen, Work It: Secrets for Success from the Boldest Women in Business, page 78:

     Her “rinsta” is based on her full name and it is the picture of a perfect middle schooler.

   • 2020, Emma Straub, All Adults Here, page 110:

     There were the Finstas and the Rinstas—the fake and the real, the accounts that your parents could see, where every kid posted things about school and new haircuts and cute dogs on the street, and the accounts where you could see more bare skin and some authentic teen misery.

Antonyms

• finsta
• finstagram