Definition of "Pinterest"

Pinterest

proper noun
1. (trademark) An American image-sharing social media service that enables users to save (“pin”) posts, with most content typically relating to design, fashion, decor, DIY and cooking recipes.
  Quotations
  There are also currently other Pinterest plug-ins for displaying your latest pins, so you can research, compare, and test those as well if you don't want the plug-in I recommend.
  2012, Kelby Carr, Pinterest For Dummies, Wiley, page 167
  Our tours similarly revealed that in 2015 teens are turning to the media to create their personal environments. Teens of today, however, are likely to turn toward social-media platforms such as Pinterest or Tumblr to find their decorating ideas or to emulate the rooms of peers they admire.
  2018, Stacey J. T. Hust, Kathleen Boyce Rodgers, Scripting Adolescent Romance, Peter Lang, page 40
  Gone are the days of Pinterest being a platform for just DIY crafts, home decor, and recipes. More and more users are looking for content that pertains to their work marketing and expert topics.
  2024, Michelle Glogovac, How to Get on Podcasts, McGraw Hill, page 148
verb
third-person singular simple present Pinterests, present participle Pinteresting, simple past and past participle Pinterested
1. To use the service Pinterest.
  Quotations
  Embracing new network such as Facebook and Twitter, placing social and "viral" content on YouTube and in blogs, […] hosting Pinteresting boards for products, is all fine and good. But, even in the design of these new media strategies, many experiences consumers are having are vague, disjointed, or undefined.
  2013, Brian Solis, WTF?: What's the Future of Business? Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, Wiley, page 153
  I was legitimately using Pinterest to find lesson ideas, home decorating tips, and healthy recipes. But somehow along the way I discovered the Humor category. And the rest is history. From that point on, my Pinteresting was no longer productive. Those little cartoons with the sarcastic yet truthful sayings make me laugh every time.
  2016, Miranda Talley Reagan, STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom, SAGE Publications, page 5
  "Eh. Maybe a little. I guess he did some stuff. Built the kitchen, redid the bathrooms, changed all the flooring, painted all the walls ...""But you Pinterested hard," Audrey pointed out."I did. I really did. Thank you for noticing."
  2019, Lauren Layne, Love on Lexington Avenue, Gallery Books, page 268
  Even if we start with a mini-Sabbath, say just a few hours every weekend, we can find that restful place for ourselves. You can turn off your computer and your phone. You can stop texting, emailing, Instagramming, tweeting, Facebooking, TikTok-ing, Pinteresting, downloading, and using apps. You don't have to be in touch 24/7. It's not going to kill you. It may help you live longer.
  2021, Kathleen O'Brien, Reclaim Your Right to Grow Old, Outskirts Press, page 62