type
noun
pronounced
/close-friends/
emerged
recent
status
mainstream

close friends

   exclusive

the one-line answer

An Instagram feature for sharing content with a curated smaller list. Also used metaphorically.

Close friends is an Instagram feature that lets you share stories with a specific list. Being added to someone's close friends is a sign of actual closeness. Being removed is a social event.

mainstream

Your coworker might use this word.

01 / in the wild

hear it move.

description
she put me on close friends. we're real ones now.
Being added to her close friends list signals genuine closeness.