Any individual who rarely or never initiates social interaction on their own initiative, but instead attaches themselves to more social people when they run into them and hangs out with their friends.
This phenomenon is often most common in schools and small towns, especially in teenagers and young adults; particularly if they've either recently switched schools or moved to a small town.
This can often act as a behavioral crutch, in which the Social Remora in question satisfies their social needs without learning how to fulfill them on their own, stagnating their social development. This resulting social stagnation often manifests itself as difficulties in dating relationships, as the Social Remora lacks the social experience to feel comfortable interacting with another person on their own initiative.
Remedies for Social Remoras:
The best way to stop being a Social Remora is to start hanging out with people by your own initiative. Get your friends' phone numbers and ask them to hang out sometime; see a movie, play board games, hang out at a park, share your favorite tv shows/movies, even study for school. Not only will this give you a social life, but it will provide you with basic interpersonal skills, making you more comfortable hanging out with other people in a one-on-one basis, and less awkward when you try to date people; an activity for which interpersonal skill are usually a mandatory prerequisite by nature.
This phenomenon is often most common in schools and small towns, especially in teenagers and young adults; particularly if they've either recently switched schools or moved to a small town.
This can often act as a behavioral crutch, in which the Social Remora in question satisfies their social needs without learning how to fulfill them on their own, stagnating their social development. This resulting social stagnation often manifests itself as difficulties in dating relationships, as the Social Remora lacks the social experience to feel comfortable interacting with another person on their own initiative.
Remedies for Social Remoras:
The best way to stop being a Social Remora is to start hanging out with people by your own initiative. Get your friends' phone numbers and ask them to hang out sometime; see a movie, play board games, hang out at a park, share your favorite tv shows/movies, even study for school. Not only will this give you a social life, but it will provide you with basic interpersonal skills, making you more comfortable hanging out with other people in a one-on-one basis, and less awkward when you try to date people; an activity for which interpersonal skill are usually a mandatory prerequisite by nature.
Example 1:
Jane: "That Billy kid's pretty funny, but he's really not as social as I thought he was. He's always up for hanging out when someone asks him, and always shows up to parties and such when invited, but he never calls anyone to hang out on his own."
Mary: "I've noticed that too; he is kind of a Social Remora, isn't he?"
Example 2:
Billy: "Arg! I really like Jane, but we only ever hang out between classes at school, and when I run into her at parties, she's usually with her friends whom I don't know. I want to ask her out, but since I don't hang out with people on my own initiative often, I'm worried that even if she said yes, I'd be really awkward and off-putting on a date. Why do I have to be such a Social Remora?"
Jane: "That Billy kid's pretty funny, but he's really not as social as I thought he was. He's always up for hanging out when someone asks him, and always shows up to parties and such when invited, but he never calls anyone to hang out on his own."
Mary: "I've noticed that too; he is kind of a Social Remora, isn't he?"
Example 2:
Billy: "Arg! I really like Jane, but we only ever hang out between classes at school, and when I run into her at parties, she's usually with her friends whom I don't know. I want to ask her out, but since I don't hang out with people on my own initiative often, I'm worried that even if she said yes, I'd be really awkward and off-putting on a date. Why do I have to be such a Social Remora?"
by Logan_Felipe June 21, 2012
Get the Social Remoramug. Not to get confused with democratic Socialism
Social democracy, An ideology that belives in higher wages for the workers, higher pay, more welfare schemes while keeping the buogoise
It also means achieving socilaism throught democratic means slowly unlike Marxists who want revolution
Social democracy, An ideology that belives in higher wages for the workers, higher pay, more welfare schemes while keeping the buogoise
It also means achieving socilaism throught democratic means slowly unlike Marxists who want revolution
by Moose in Canada December 22, 2022
Get the Social democracymug. deactivating all your social networking accounts like facebook, google talk, whatsapp after breaking up with girlfriend/boyfriend because of old memories
dude: cant find you on facebook even whatsapp you so many times?
you: after bitch holocaust I followed path of social annihilation, OM.
you: after bitch holocaust I followed path of social annihilation, OM.
by beingshreyans August 18, 2013
Get the social annihilationmug. A term to describe a person, mostly an extravert, who bonds together a group of people. This person is friends with everyone in the group individually, and without them the group falls apart.
Maybe the group has another thing in common (e.g. a hobby), but if it wasn't for this person they wouldn't be friends. The social glue of a group proposes activities to do, is the king/queen of the group chat, and everything the group does is awkward until the social glue arrives.
Maybe the group has another thing in common (e.g. a hobby), but if it wasn't for this person they wouldn't be friends. The social glue of a group proposes activities to do, is the king/queen of the group chat, and everything the group does is awkward until the social glue arrives.
Cindy is such a social glue, if it weren't for her these friends would have never met up.
I'm shy, but thankfully my social glue friend has introduced me to some new people.
I'm shy, but thankfully my social glue friend has introduced me to some new people.
by milky_way October 30, 2018
Get the social gluemug. Something that is looked down upon by the older generations, ridiculous walls which our generation will break down.
Example of what are socially unacceptable include, tattoos, multiple piercings, homosexuality, non-strict religions.
by a new kind of rebel December 18, 2011
Get the Socially unacceptablemug. An unemployable, ineffectual, mentally ill liberal hired by the government for no particular reason.
by John E. Walker April 25, 2003
Get the social workermug. An anti-social person is literally "against society". The are violent, lying, and often think of people as victims and objects to reach a goal.
Contrary to popular belief, shy/introverted people are not anti-social.
Contrary to popular belief, shy/introverted people are not anti-social.
Correct use:
Sarah: God, I hate Ellie, she's so anti-social. She tore my living room up at the party.
Janet: I know, I hate that crazy bitch.
Incorrect use:
Sarah: God, I hate Ellie, she's so anti-social. She wouldn't even come to my party.
Janet: What are you talking about? She's just shy, idiot.
Sarah: God, I hate Ellie, she's so anti-social. She tore my living room up at the party.
Janet: I know, I hate that crazy bitch.
Incorrect use:
Sarah: God, I hate Ellie, she's so anti-social. She wouldn't even come to my party.
Janet: What are you talking about? She's just shy, idiot.
by Nimminy August 2, 2009
Get the anti-socialmug.