inspo

noun

in·​spo ˈin-spō How to pronounce inspo (audio)
slang
: inspiration
We may not have pockets as deep as them and would max out our credit cards if we even tried to re-create their outfits, but we'll always look to celebrities for fashion inspo.Corinne Sullivan
Much like teens today draw inspo from the '90s, teens in the '90s looked before them to the '70s.Julie Sprankles

Examples of inspo in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inspo was in 2012

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“Inspo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspo. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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