instaban

verb, noun — 2 senses

instaban

verb

Etymology From insta- + ban.

1

Internet, Informal To ban without hesitation.

instaban

noun

Etymology From insta- + ban.

1

Internet, Informal An immediate ban.

  • Next up in confusing Instabans...2015 July 28, Elizabeth Denton, “Instagram Banned #Goddess and People Are Seriously Upset”, in Seventeen Magazine:
  • Instabans will spread.2019 January 4, “Healthy holidays and a sunscreen rethink: top five travel trends for 2019”, in The Guardian:
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  • You'll no longer catch an instaban for giving your PSN ID a potentially offensive name, as Sony plans to check each case individually.2019 April 15, “Sony ends auto-bans for offensive PSN IDs – changes them automatically instead”, in Metro:

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