social media

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

Examples of social media in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Items to be raffled include tickets to the Chicago Cubs/Chicago White Sox Crosstown Classic, lottery tickets, a variety of bar glasses, home decor and sportswear, according to a social media post. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said an invitation for a barbecue at the park went out to gang members over social media. —Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Brink, 24, posted a carousel of photos on social media showing the WNBA player enjoying the Coachella music festival in California with friends over the weekend. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

If your color dress code is more for photography, videography, and social media, make this more of a request than a requirement. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for social media

• comedia
• commedia
• cyclopaedia
• cyclopedia
• hypermedia
• intermedia
• multimedia
• encyclopaedia
• encyclopedia

Kids Definition

social media

singular or plural noun

: forms of electronic communication (as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)