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Social Distancing

Abstract noun referring to a distance of 6ft (or 2m) that people must keep between eachother during a virus pandemic in order to reduce transmission of the virus.
1. A pandemic-appropriate, polite way in which to tell someone to remove themselves from your safe space. E.g. you have just bumped into someone as you try to exit a lift. "Oops. Social distancing!", you chuckle through your mask.

2. A never-appropriate, impolite way in which to tell someone to remove themselves from your safe space. E.g. you have just bumped into someone as you try to exit a lift. You remove the person's mask, as well as your own, and spit into their face, "Social distanciinngg!"
by SickDave September 22, 2020
mugGet the Social Distancingmug.

social sanction

Sanction refers to either a penalty or a punishment so when you put the word "social" in front of it, it refers to a group or organization that has norms and boundaries and you either get punished from crossing the norms and boundaries, but can also be rewarded for staying and complying with the norm. The reward is also a factor of social sanctioning.
The social sanctioning tolerance for the Nazi Organization is quite high.
by anonymousgoat March 12, 2016
mugGet the social sanctionmug.

social studdies

various aspects or branches of the study of human society, considered as an educational discipline
I hate my social studdies teacher.
by ;,m'ml;m;/l October 4, 2017
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Social Jizzdancing

Like a circle jerk, except you stand 6 ft away from each other and the person who jizzes on someone else first wins.
I walked in the basement and saw them all social jizzdancing... Brian lost..
by Brook Dweller July 9, 2020
mugGet the Social Jizzdancingmug.

social abortion

I’m tired of all the drama on Facebook, time for a social abortion!
by 6stringWoody August 4, 2020
mugGet the social abortionmug.

Social camouflage

The art of a altering ones personality in different groups of people.
Yeah, he goes out all the time and he’s always asking different around other people, it must be a way of social camouflage.
by Sebihran May 24, 2021
mugGet the Social camouflagemug.

social sabotage

Saying something weird or inappropriate to someone you just met knowing full well it may turn the person off or strike a life long (awesome) connection. It's for people who want to cut through all the crap in getting to know someone and find out quickly if you're cut from the same cloth.
"I took a huge gamble and committed social sabotage. She laughed, so I knew it was going to be a fun night"
by Richie Man April 26, 2014
mugGet the social sabotagemug.

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