(politics, social policy) A set of governmental programs, entitlements, or benefits providing citizens and residents with a minimum level of financial protection, food, access to public infrastructure, or medical services.

plural of social safety net

A party focused around eating ice cream.

A form of socialism in which individual aggression is employed to maintain the social status quo and the privileges held by specific people or groups.

(clinical psychology, psychiatry) The most common anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life. Symptoms of fear, distress, anxiety, avoidance of social situations, and impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of daily life, are persistent, typically lasting for a minimum of at least 6 months, and are not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition.

plural of social justice warrior

(neologism, derogatory, politics) A person who zealously promotes causes he or she believes to be matters of social justice, often for personal validation.

Alternative spelling of ice cream social

(espionage) Intelligence gathered from social media.

plural of social anxiety disorder