Insta story

See also: Insta-story and Instastory

English

Noun

Insta story (plural Insta stories)

  1. (informal) A story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on Instagram.
    Alternative forms: Insta-story, Instastory
    • 2020 November 6, Yvonne Villarreal, “Move over, chartthrobs King, Kornacki. We’re watching these 10 election 2020 standouts”, in Los Angeles Times[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 November 2020:
      Watching Mattingly, I can’t help but wonder how he deals with touchscreens in the wild: Does he speed through the process at a Target self-checkout? How elaborate does he make his Insta stories? Is he passing on these skills to his children?
    • 2021 August 7, Jon Levine, “AOC, boyfriend say TikTok in bed ‘key to a healthy relationship’”, in New York Post[2], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 August 2021:
      Roberts, 31, frequently appears as a background character in AOC’s Insta stories.
    • 2025 April 15, Heidi Parker, “Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 'work away divorce pain' as she announces summer tour while he films new movie”, in Daily Mail[3], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 April 2025:
      This is the ad that Lopez put on her Insta stories to announce her new concert series