social ambush

A social ambush occurs when somebody you least want and/or least expect to see, ends up standing face to face with you in a social setting like a restaurant, bar, gallery, houseparty, etc.. You are more likely to feel surprised or anxious at first, then mad. Sometimes mutual associates can be aware the meeting will take place but for whatever reason, they do not bother to warn you. The best way to deal with the situation is to LEAVE. No need to say something you might regret later.

I went out with Jenny to that new restaurant last night and Tina just popped up. I felt like it was a social ambush. I walked out five minutes later.

by jetjet March 24, 2016

Social Geeking

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

Manti-social

The act of creating a fictional girlfriend due to lack of adequate social skills.

Bill: Hey, is Gerald coming with us this weekend.

Joe: No, he's hanging with his "girlfriend" online.

Bill: Dude, he's so Manti-social.

by TheTeach February 20, 2013

Socialized Puppet

Someone who is swayed by society's trends without taking into consideration if it is right or wrong. They act out of status and not hospitality.

"Bobby, why didn't you post a video online of you screaming while doing a handstand in the middle of the road? Everyone is doing it."
Bobby: Because I'm not a socialized puppet. That is complete socialized puppetry.

by Oal3000 February 18, 2021

social bureaucracy

Social obligations as a result of the inherent hierarchical echelons of social relations.

She posted a comment on Facebook, pressured by the coercive forces of social bureaucracy.

by Boundless Universe March 19, 2015

social dandruff

When you're just really flaky.

Damn, he always cancels on us. He's got some serious social dandruff.

by @starlord88 February 8, 2018

socially awesome

Describes someone who, after spending his childhood/adolescence/young adulthood being labelled "socially awkward" by insecure peers, finally gets his shit together and through experience learns how to be the life of the party.

Hey, remember that kid Lance who never knew what to say about the latest Jersey Shore episode? He was, like, soooo socially awkward.

No, he's socially awesome now, I totally saw him last weekend at the bar and he was telling the best jokes to a group of 50 people.

by Amerideutscher July 11, 2014