Etymology From Pinterest, an American image-sharing social media service that enables users to save (“pin”) posts, itself a blend of pin + interest.
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Informal To use the service Pinterest.
- Embracing new network such as Facebook and Twitter, placing social and "viral" content on YouTube and in blogs, […] hosting Pinteresting boards for products, is all fine and good. But, even in the design of these new media strategies, many experiences consumers are having are vague, disjointed, or undefined.2013, Brian Solis, WTF?: What's the Future of Business? Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, Wiley, →ISBN, page 153:
- I was legitimately using Pinterest to find lesson ideas, home decorating tips, and healthy recipes. But somehow along the way I discovered the Humor category. And the rest is history. From that point on, my Pinteresting was no longer productive. Those little cartoons with the sarcastic yet truthful sayings make me laugh every time.2016, Miranda Talley Reagan, STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 5:
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- "Eh. Maybe a little. I guess he did some stuff. Built the kitchen, redid the bathrooms, changed all the flooring, painted all the walls ..." "But you Pinterested hard," Audrey pointed out. "I did. I really did. Thank you for noticing."2019, Lauren Layne, Love on Lexington Avenue, Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 268:
- Even if we start with a mini-Sabbath, say just a few hours every weekend, we can find that restful place for ourselves. You can turn off your computer and your phone. You can stop texting, emailing, Instagramming, tweeting, Facebooking, TikTok-ing, Pinteresting, downloading, and using apps. You don't have to be in touch 24/7. It's not going to kill you. It may help you live longer.2021, Kathleen O'Brien, Reclaim Your Right to Grow Old, Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 62:
- Related terms
- Pinterestaholic, Pinterester, Pinterestian, pinboard