A Social Trap is where someone uses another persons decency against them, generally to make them do something they'd rather not. They can start as an open invitation or request to do something that someone would not normally do, if they refuse they risk being uncharacteristically rude or impolite, or they continue. While not entirely unlike peer pressure Social Traps rely more on the finesse of landing the target in the trap, whether this be through carefully calculated subterfuge or dumb-luck. This makes them more similar to plain manipulation or a lower-stakes ultimatum, however instead of choosing A or B they are slightly more geared towards the etiquette and standards of the target.
"Dude what happened? I left you and Lucy alone for 10 minutes and I come back to you watching this."
"I didn't want to watch it, if I had refused it would've been rude."
"Yeah right, bet you enjoyed."
No I really didn't . She totally caught me in a Social Trap."
"I didn't want to watch it, if I had refused it would've been rude."
"Yeah right, bet you enjoyed."
No I really didn't . She totally caught me in a Social Trap."
by Mr. Farenheit August 21, 2021
Get the Social Trapmug. staying in your room all days going to lead to social withdrawals making you sad and possibly depressed!
by i.luv.cats June 2, 2022
Get the social withdrawalmug. by stuartvision January 20, 2020
Get the Social Netiquettemug. The use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.) to obsess about intellectual ideas/theories, books, people, and/or other academic curiosities.
You can tell she's been social geeking, I just saw that she "liked" Henry Giroux, the critical theorist, on Facebook.
by JtotheDub July 14, 2010
Get the Social Geekingmug. by n-bomb December 1, 2015
Get the social fapmug. A new, young upcoming Australian band that plays indie rock music who just released their debut EP 'Caught In The Chaos.'
Conor: Yo man, you coming to the gig this friday?
Jacob: who's playing bro?
Conor: Social On The Veranda brother they're pretty good
Jacob: nice one bruv i'll definitely get down to see them legends!
Jacob: who's playing bro?
Conor: Social On The Veranda brother they're pretty good
Jacob: nice one bruv i'll definitely get down to see them legends!
by j4c0b October 16, 2017
Get the Social On The Verandamug. An informal system of government whereby mob rule reigns, with the most charismatic members of the mob rising to rulers. Tribal and gang-like in their nature, incentives to conform include ostracizing, bullying and peer pressure among others.
Melissa was the high-priestess of her clique, managing it like comedic improv, imposing it's cardinal rule: never divert the flow of your partners; always go with the flow. In this way her clique's social theocracy embraced the cult of charismatic conformity.
by wcl December 3, 2013
Get the social theocracymug.