Finsta
//ˈfɪn.stə// noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A secondary Instagram account under which one posts privately or anonymously. informal
"“My little sister who's in middle school is doing finstas,” Carrie said."
Verb
- 1 African-American Vernacular and Southern US form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.
"I'm finsta go to the store."
Synonyms
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More examples"“My little sister who's in middle school is doing finstas,” Carrie said."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From contraction of “fixing to”. Synonymous with finna.
Etymology 2
Clipping of finstagram, from fake + Instagram.
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