Instafame
nounEtymology Blend of Instagram + fame.
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The state or quality of being well-known or popular on Instagram.
- 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.2015, Pavica Sheldon, Social Media: Principles and Applications, page 43:
- 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.2019, Daniel Palmer, Kate Warren, “Scarlett Johansson Falling Down: Memes, Photography and Celebrity Personas”, in Janice Loreck, Kirsten Stevens, Whitney Monaghan, editors, Screening Scarlett Johansson: Gender, Genre, Stardom, page 127:
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- Race is both a visible and invisible element of [rupi] kaur's social media success and journey to Instafame.2021, L. Aya Saraswati, Pain Generation: Social Media, Feminist Activism, and the Neoliberal Selfie, page 50:
- Related terms
- Instafamous