social call

noun

A meeting made primarily for social reasons rather than for business, duty, or urgency; a friendly or informal call.

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Meanings

nounsocial call (countable and uncountable, plural social calls)

plural social calls

  1. countableuncountableA meeting made primarily for social reasons rather than for business, duty, or urgency; a friendly or informal call.

    Hey, this isn't a social call, kiddos. Let's go.

    2025, Stranger Things, season 5, episode 3, spoken by Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke)
    1 more example

    I happened to pass your doorway / Gave you a buzz, that's all / Lately, I thought much about you / So, I thought I'd pay a social call.

    1991, “Social Call”, in Jon Hendricks (lyrics), Gigi Gryce (music), Social Call, performed by Betty Carter
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APA

social call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20call

MLA

“social call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20call. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social call,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20call.

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