What Is Instagram Boyfriend?
4.6BRAINROT SCOREInstagram boyfriend A partner, usually a boyfriend or husband, who repeatedly photographs their girlfriend for social media, often in awkward or precarious positions to get the best angle. The mirror term is "Instawife".
Origin:A June 14, 2024 Substack essay by Lorna Perry traces the trend to a 2017 viral post and the Boyfriends of Instagram account, created in 2017 to share behind-the-scenes clips of men going to great lengths for the shot, and says the #BoyfriendsofInstagram hashtag was still in use seven years later. The essay calls the role unpaid labour and notes that women do it too.
First Seen:2017 (Boyfriends of Instagram account and viral post, per a 2024 Substack essay)
Peak Era:2017-present
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""The Instagram boyfriend lay flat on the sand for ten minutes to get her silhouette against the sunset.""
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