Formerly known as social distancing. The act of connecting, caring, communicating, and socializing with others while keeping space between bodies and following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for good health during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
No, dude. I’m not gonna shake your hand, I’m practicing physical distancing. Please take a step back and give me a call later.

The term Physical Distancing was suggested by therapist and author Jennifer Hamady, in an article for Psychology Today on March 19, 2020. The World Health Organization then shifted to using the phrase physical distancing rather than social distancing.
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The distance two people have to be from each other in order to share the earpeices of a single set of earphones.
We were packed pretty tight in the auditorium. Nearly earphone distance from each other.
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1. A technique used to prevent the spreading of a pandemic disease by physically distancing yourself from others. (i.e. not shaking hands to prevent the spreading of germs)

2. To spend time relaxing by yourself.*

* May be used as code for private, solitary activities of *Any* kind. (i.e. masturbation)
1.

“During the Swine Flu pandemic many health officials recommended Social Distancing. This started a wide trend of mask-wearing, not shaking hands and standing 6 feet apart in public.”

2.

“See ya man, I’m going to do some Social Distancing and chill.”

2*.

“I got some new lotion so I going to go do some heavy Social Distancing!”
“You need a girlfriend, man.”
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When "something" goes in the opposite direction, it has negative distance.
Ryan has negative distance.
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what my wife practises in bed
i was up for sex tonight, we went to bed, she got as far away as possible, called it social distancing
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This phrase or expression was coined by Jillian Quist #JILLIANQUIST when it is used in relation to the extent an individual will GO or DOES GO when it comes to their #KnottyQuotient and the duration in terms of an actual amount of TIME as in HOURS and the AMOUNT as in the. QUANITY or NUMBER of #K9 DOGS an individual WILL or CAN or even DOES get #KNOTTED by as the #GoldStandard is set by and will #ALLWAYS be set and any individual will be compared or critiqued or looked at by how their #RuffLineQuotient matches up and stacks up with JILLIAN QUIST when the critical #RuffStats go head 2 head and the #KnottyRuffEvaluators are given the statistical weight indicators thats allowable by the #AKA American Kennel Association and the #BarkFactor is looked at and the location is compared to the god father of all god father Holy Grails of Locals and geographical areas As the #ROSEVILLE CA district outside of #Sacramento CA has been analyized and looked at by the most respected minds and actual CenturionAwardCraneOperator LifeTimeAchievement Recepients and its been given and bestowed upon its municipality to have achieved or garnered a level of such a factor of #Knottyrufftimes that can #KNOT will #KNOT and will #ALLWAYS have the biggest and ruffest and Slurpiest and be the locale of all locales if an individual wants to be at the most elite of the elite when they GO THE DISTANCE #GoTheDistance
Nobody and I mean nobody can quite GO and I'm talking Going The Distance like that #Jillijill girl out of #ROSEVILLE as that girl CAN and DOES GO the COMPLETE DISTANCE and goes for speed greed and Has no shame and does #KNOTprotect at all as she is the #ULTIMATEBULLY
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banging distance is when you enjoy having sex with someone and they are a bit far to date but great for the occasional hook up and that is perfect.
30 miles is the appropriate banging distance for this guy, i don't wanna give him the wrong idea and date him exclusively.
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