Instastory

See also: Insta story and Insta-story

English

Noun

Instastory (plural Instastories)

  1. Alternative form of Insta story.
    • 2019 February 11, Jane Ridley, “How to be a better friend to someone with a chronic illness”, in New York Post[1], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 February 2019:
      Being “in the moment” isn’t a blessing to someone in pain. Jokes and other distractions are far better, says Hagberg Fisher, who remembers how a friend who accompanied her to abdominal surgery helped her post a bunch of Instastories by way of diversion.
    • 2022 June 20, Alex Abumuhor, “Despite The Feuds, Kim Kardashian Wishes Kanye West a Happy Father's Day”, in Al Bawaba[2], archived from the original on 20 June 2022:
      'The kids asked me how I would celebrated with you today if you're all the way up in heaven and they [had] the cutest suggestions,' the 41-year-old reality star wrote via Instastory.
    • 2022 October 5, Cassie Carpenter, “Hilaria Baldwin gushes over newborn seventh child Ilaria making her 'tired' but 'happy'... as her husband Alec Baldwin settles wrongful death lawsuit with Hutchins family”, in Daily Mail[3], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 October 2022:
      Alec Baldwin's second wife Hillary 'Hilaria' Thomas shared three Instastories on Wednesday gushing over their newborn daughter Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin.

Verb

Instastory (third-person singular simple present Instastories, present participle Instastorying, simple past and past participle Instastoried)

  1. Alternative form of Insta-story.
    • 2018 June 12, Elaine Lui, “Tracee Ellis Ross’s fashion power”, in LaineyGossip[4], archived from the original on 14 June 2018:
      Someone sent me this on Instagram last night – Tracee Ellis Ross Instastoried a quote from a piece that Variety did on her a few days ago about her red carpet fashion and she happened to receive the Style Ambassador award from the Accessories Council at the ACE Awards last night in New York.
    • 2019 June 8, Lauren McCarthy, “Are Liam Payne and Duckie Thot Dating?”, in W[5], archived from the original on 19 September 2019:
      The evidence is certainly there: at a Cartier and British Vogue dinner in London, Thot Instastoried a photo of Payne placing his hand over hers, some may even say tenderly if you really want to read into it.
    • 2019 July 16, Lisa Hannam, “Kate Bosworth Instastoried Her Beauty Routine And We Want Everything!”, in Best Health[6], Reader’s Digest Magazines, archived from the original on 15 April 2021
    • 2022 June 20, Alex Abumuhor, “Despite The Feuds, Kim Kardashian Wishes Kanye West a Happy Father's Day”, in Al Bawaba[7], archived from the original on 20 June 2022:
      Kim Instastoried a snap of her estranged third husband Kanye 'Ye' West [] The SKIMS CEO also Instastoried a snap of her estranged third husband Kanye 'Ye' West and their four children - daughter North, 9; son Saint, 6; daughter Chicago, 4; and son Psalm, 3.
    • 2025 May 29, Cassie Carpenter, “Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's son James graduates from Brown University as she reveals plans for her nepo babies to 'support themselves' financially”, in Daily Mail[8], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2025:
      James Wilkie Broderick Instastoried a snap of himself wearing his ceremonial robe over a suit alongside his 15-year-old twin sisters Tabitha and Loretta. Liviya Kraemer - who co-produced SJP's HBO series Divorce - also Instastoried a snap of the 22-year-old nepo baby after earning his degree in classics, classical languages, literatures, and linguistics.