Instamatic

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English

Kodak Instamatic 277 X

Etymology

Trade name of the 1960s, from insta- +‎ automatic.

Noun

Instamatic (plural Instamatics)

  1. A kind of inexpensive point-and-shoot camera.
    • 1978, Poly Styrene (lyrics and music), “Art-I-Ficial”, in Germ Free Adolescents, performed by X-Ray Spex:
      I wanna be Instamatic / I wanna be a frozen pea / I wanna be dehydrated / In a consumer society

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