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foodstagram

/ˈfuːd.stəˌɡɹæm/

foodstagram noun: the community of foodies and food-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of food.

foodstagram: the community of foodies and food-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of...
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Noun

foodstagram (countable and uncountable, plural foodstagrams)

  1. (Internet, uncountable) The community of foodies and food-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of food.
    • One recent "Overheard of the Week" encapsulates foodstagram culture, as one friend remarks to her breakfast companion: "Get the toast, it's more photogenic."2014, Michelle Salzman Boston, "Foodstagram", USC Dornsife Magazine (David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences), Fall 2014/Winter 2015, page 25
    • In the 'foodstagram' generation, where photos from cafés and restaurants are shared more for their artful design than for their bold or daring flavors, Dans Le Noir is a reminder of the importance of taste.2016, Emily Bull, "Eyes For Food", Woroni (Australian National University), Week 3, Semester 2 (2016), page 25
  2. (Internet, countable) An individual food-focused account on Instagram.
    • I decided to make my foodstagram a team effort by inviting my roommate to join me.2018 April 24, Christina Mitchell, “Using 'foodstagram' to explore city, Main Campus”, in The Temple News, Temple University, page 5
    • Running a “foodstagram” has helped me expand my tastes and push me outside my comfort zone.2018, Meredith George (@Omaha.Feast), quoted in "Meet Our Instagram Foodie Consultants", Omaha Magazine, July/August 2018, page 65
  3. (Internet, countable) An artful photo of food posted to Instagram.
    • In a food-driven city like Austin, posting a foodstagram is almost inevitable.2015, Ashley Lopez, "A Taste of Koko", Orange Magazine, Spring 2015, page 38
    • The creative donuts are worth the long line and the shameless compulsory foodstagram.2016 March 22, Kallyn Hobmann, Rachel Finegold, Amanda Yoo, “Spring break in L.A.”, in The Arrow, Westlake High School, West Lake, CA, page 7

Verb

foodstagram (third-person singular simple present foodstagrams, present participle foodstagramming, simple past and past participle foodstagrammed)

  1. (Internet) To post a photo of food on Instagram.
    • Mike Madison “foodstagrammed” one of his favorites from La Belle Vie: Pata negra with marcona almond, toasted sesame and apple.2013 February 6, Aimee Blanchette, “Local chefs say their food is camera-ready”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXI, number 308, page E1
    • So what’s the most foodstagrammed meal?[…]When tastes are broken down on a city-by-city basis, London comes out as the most popular place for foodstagramming burgers, accounting for five per cent of posts worldwide.2016 November 9, James P. Hall, “Bringing our food into focus”, in Vancouver Sun, page C7

Examples of foodstagram in a sentence

  • Come try out these great restaurants to capture that next foodstagram shot and make all your followers crave your foodie lifestyle.2016 May, Danielle Gumina, Sara Hyland, “Appetite For Aperture”, in Locale, page 36:
  • Yu created her foodstagram after she came to college and realized that living in D.C. provided her with a special opportunity to experience new cuisines and different cultural foods.2020 February 28, Emma Ginsberg, “Foodstagrams Offer Tasty Recipes, Detailed Reviews”, in The Hoya, Georgetown University, page B10:
  • Users are sharing “foodstagrams” with their social media networks in unprecedented numbers.2016, Sarah Emily Gilbert, "Too Pretty Too Eat", Urban Agenda Magazine, Summer 2016, page 13

Forms of foodstagram

Noun
pluralfoodstagrams
Verb
third-person singular presentfoodstagrams
present participlefoodstagramming
past participlefoodstagrammed
pastfoodstagrammed

Origin of foodstagram

Blend of food + Instagram.

Words formed from foodstagram

Questions about foodstagram

What does foodstagram mean?
Foodstagram means the community of foodies and food-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of food.
How do you use foodstagram in a sentence?
Come try out these great restaurants to capture that next foodstagram shot and make all your followers crave your foodie lifestyle.
What part of speech is foodstagram?
Foodstagram can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce foodstagram?
Foodstagram is pronounced /ˈfuːd.stəˌɡɹæm/.
What is the plural of foodstagram?
The plural of foodstagram is foodstagrams.

Words near foodstagram in the dictionary

  1. foodsellers
  2. foodservice
  3. foodshed
  4. foodsheds
  5. foodsies
  6. foodstagram
  7. foodstagrammed
  8. foodstagrammer
  9. foodstagrammers
  10. foodstagramming
  11. foodstagrams

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Adapted from Wiktionary: foodstagram (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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