Social Networking

6 words in this vocabulary list

noun an informal social gathering or event

adjective relating to society or its organization

  • Social interactions play a crucial role in forming relationships.
  • I love attending social events with my friends.
  • Let's hit up some social spots tonight.
  • The internet has revolutionized the way we engage in social networking.

noun a week-long event at the beginning of the academic year where new students are introduced to college or university life

  • Freshers' week is a period of time at the beginning of the academic year when new students are introduced to university life.
  • Freshers' week is a fun-filled week of parties and events for new students to get to know each other.
  • Freshers' week is a time to let loose and make new friends before classes start.
  • Freshers' week is like a crash course in university culture and socializing.

noun a messaging app owned by Facebook that allows users to send text messages, voice messages, images, and videos over the internet

  • The company uses Whatsapp for official communication with its employees.
  • Let's chat on Whatsapp later.
  • I'll hit you up on Whatsapp.
  • The news spread through the office like a Whatsapp message.

noun a parent who frequently shares excessive information about their child on social media

  • The term 'oversharent' refers to parents who share too much information about their children on social media.
  • My sister is such an oversharent, she posts every little detail about her kids online.
  • I can't stand oversharents who constantly flood my feed with pictures of their kids.
  • In the age of social media, it's easy to become an oversharent without even realizing it.

noun a combination of two nouns, 'sleep' and 'texting', to describe the act of sending text messages while asleep

  • Sleep-texting is a phenomenon where individuals send text messages while asleep.
  • I keep sleep-texting my friends and waking up to embarrassing messages.
  • I can't believe I sleep-texted my ex last night, it was so awkward.
  • Sometimes I feel like I'm sleep-texting through life, not fully present in the moment.

adjective relating to or characterized by affinity or a strong connection

  • Their affinitive bond was evident in the way they worked seamlessly together on the project.
  • They have such an affinitive connection, it's like they can read each other's minds.
  • They're totally affinitive, like they were meant to be best friends.
  • The artist felt an affinitive pull towards the colors of the sunset, inspiring her latest masterpiece.