finsta

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɪn.stə/ Rhymes: -ɪnstə === Etymology 1 === From contraction of “fixing to”. Synonymous with finna. ==== Verb ==== finsta African-American Vernacular and Southern US form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action. === Etymology 2 === Clipping of finstagram, from fake + Instagram. ==== Noun ==== finsta (plural finstas) (informal) A secondary Instagram account under which one posts privately or anonymously. Synonyms: finstagram, spam account Antonyms: main account, rinsta 2021, anonymous student, quoted in Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie, & Jane Shaw, Gen Z, Explained: The Art of Living in a Digital Age, page 74: I'd say the concept of sliding into one's DMs [direct messages] on Instagram is very powerful, especially because finstas allow people to be more open about things. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:finsta. === Anagrams === Fantis, faints, fiants, fitnas