the social
noun
British, somewhat informal
: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
He's living on the social now.
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Perhaps the most benign archetype is the social scammer—characters like Ferrell and Delvey, the subject of a viral New York magazine exposé that begat Shonda Rhimes’ sudsy Netflix hit Inventing Anna, who infiltrate exclusive scenes and leech off their superficial denizens.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
In the early days of the social influencing movement, Australian Belle Gibson emerged as a breakout star.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This may be the first sitcom of the post-WFH era to recognize that if companies are forcing people to return to offices regularly after nearly five years of remote or hybrid labor, those employees may not have a concrete grasp of the social contract of professional behavior.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
The Duchess of Sussex returned to Instagram on Jan. 1 under the social media handle @meghan after deleting her social media pages in January 2018.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
In the early days of the social influencing movement, Australian Belle Gibson emerged as a breakout star.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This may be the first sitcom of the post-WFH era to recognize that if companies are forcing people to return to offices regularly after nearly five years of remote or hybrid labor, those employees may not have a concrete grasp of the social contract of professional behavior.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
The Duchess of Sussex returned to Instagram on Jan. 1 under the social media handle @meghan after deleting her social media pages in January 2018.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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“The social.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20social. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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