inspo

noun

in·​spo ˈin-spō 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

There was more swimsuit inspo where that came from, as the 29-year-old also included a snap of herself standing on the beach at sunset, clad in the smallest black-and-white bottoms and matching top. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 29 July 2026

For more outfit inspo, see below for a photo of my SWIMSIDE look. — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 July 2026

Take inspo from Hudson’s put-together look and pair them with a dress for dinner near the beach. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

And for the 2026 ESPYs, her hairstylist, Anh Co Tran, made sure her hair remained inspo-pic-worthy, sweeping it into an intentionally imperfect updo that managed to balance elegance and edginess—just like the figure skater herself. — Marci Robin, Allure, 16 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

insp(iration) + -o entry 1

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above