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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
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dickhead distance

The additional distance you try to keep between your self and a dickhead.
There were some loud dickheads going down the escalator so I waited at the top for 30 seconds to gain some dickhead distance.
by Doctor dickhead January 21, 2018
mugGet the dickhead distancemug.

Dirty Distancing

=Sexting - because your love life has taken a break due to COVID-19
Ryan and I enjoy dirty distancing last night because of the quarantined building
by KiwiKY March 25, 2020
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Distance learning

Distance learning is when a couple is separated and the woman takes the house and the man has an apartment while she is trying to teach him how to act.
"Honey, when will I be able to move back in?"

"This semester's distance learning course will be over in 4 months. Love ya, babe."
by JaVonni Brustow May 31, 2021
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antisocial distance

In the time of corona, a distance between individuals of LESS THAN six feet. In all other times, the inverse.
In the fight against corona-19, introverts are finding it easy to keep a social distance, while extroverts who by definition prefer to keep an antisocial distance are finding these times more trying.
by xollock March 26, 2020
mugGet the antisocial distancemug.

walking distance

Walking distance is a location that can we walked to in 10-15 minutes
by Walking Distance March 8, 2017
mugGet the walking distancemug.

staggering distance

Our hotel room was within staggering distance of the beach, so we didn't have to call a cab.

You can all crash at my place, its within staggering distance of the bar.
by doucher June 9, 2012
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