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grim-gram

grim-gram

9.9
A social media post that shows sad or negative feelings
  • noun
  • /ɡrɪm-ɡræm/
  • Slang
translation icon : grim-gram
  • After a tough week, he shared a grim-gram about his frustrations with work.

Examples

  • People unfollow accounts that post too many grim-grams to maintain a positive feed.

  • He posted a grim-gram detailing the challenges he faced during the pandemic.

  • Sometimes her timeline feels overwhelming because there are too many grim-grams.

  • Her latest grim-gram about the weather was quite depressing.

  • Why do you always post such grim-grams?

  • Many users avoid engaging with grim-grams that showcase negativity on social media.

  • Her feed was cluttered with grim-grams that emphasized her struggles rather than her successes.

How Negative

hating
  • NSFW
1 6.0
grim-gram
  • Slang
9.9
criticism
512 3.0

Surface Forms

grim-gram singular
grim-grams plural

Morphology

grim-gram = grim + gram (semi-transparent) = grim + gram

The adjective 'grim' clearly contributes the negative sense, but '-gram' here is an informal/clipped element (from Instagram) meaning 'post', which requires cultural knowledge and is not a fully productive, general English morpheme.

Etymology

Grim-gram combines grim ('gloomy' or 'sad') and gram (the ending in Instagram, which stands for a small message or post), so a grim-gram is a social media post that shares unhappy or negative themes.