Mentioned in The Bridget Jones Diaries
A term used to describe a man or woman who engages in conversations with people just to give them social stings 1.
A term used to describe a man or woman who engages in conversations with people just to give them social stings 1.
1 Hey Daniel. I met your wife today at lunchtime with Seb from Personnel. They were very intimate but you probably dont need to know about that. (The act of being a social jellyfish)
by Echoinghell June 02, 2011
Another term used to refer to either people who camp in first person shooter video games, mostly the Call of Duty franchise, or Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden.
by elpresador's son November 10, 2013
A rhetorical technique used (often by a neurotic undergraduate a with a Yoko Ono tattoo) to deny the existence of irrefutable fact. But this is not its original meaning:
Properly understood, a social construct is a thing that emerges as a result of social interaction. For instance, the price of gold is a social construct—it emerges from the market for gold as an approximation of how society presently values gold in relation to another asset, usually currency.
Social constructs are no less "real" than the price of gold is "real." It's not as real as gold itself, but it's pretty damn real.
Properly understood, a social construct is a thing that emerges as a result of social interaction. For instance, the price of gold is a social construct—it emerges from the market for gold as an approximation of how society presently values gold in relation to another asset, usually currency.
Social constructs are no less "real" than the price of gold is "real." It's not as real as gold itself, but it's pretty damn real.
by BillieJeanIsNotMyLover July 14, 2019
Chris is such a social chameleon, hes such a nice guy at chess club, but such a dick on the football team.
by Boone Wheeler March 21, 2005
One who, when in public, with the help of alcohol and large groups of people, starts to make "WHOOING" noises at the most inane things.
by DontLookBackInAnger July 08, 2009
Hey, I’m gonna head home, we should really implement the social distancing thing when coronavirus is going around.
by CrankyGamer March 15, 2020
Someone, who when out with friends at a social gathering could ‘go off’ at anytime and cause complete and utter chaos to what was a well conducted evening
Wy did you invite Garner out man? you know he’s a social hand grenade, and I’m meeting that smart bird from work later on, I can’t belive it
by Brian July 09, 2003