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.

Examples of the social in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

See Spotify's reaction to criticism for the disco ball logo in the social media post above. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

SpaceX is chasing Facebook, which saw roughly 580 million shares change hands on the social media company's first day of trading in 2012. —Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 June 2026

Then, the social media sensation San Jose Foos got involved, hyping the July event at San Pedro Square. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

And even when your team loses—as they are practically guaranteed to do at some point—fans still get something out of the social act of following a team. —Veronique Greenwood, Time, 11 June 2026

Rhymes for the social

• asocial
• prosocial
• unsocial
• antisocial
• biosocial
• homosocial
• psychosocial
• biopsychosocial