social lubricant

noun

Etymology

By a metaphor in which facilitating human social interaction is portrayed as lubricating machinery (e.g., oiling the gears, greasing the wheels); in this regard, compare also lubrication payment.

Definitions

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A food, beverage, drug or activity that helps people feel more comfortable in social…
A food, beverage, drug or activity that helps people feel more comfortable in social occasions.
- Beer's qualities as a “social lubricant” should play an important role in the debate on the harms of alcohol, according to the boss of Heineken.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for social lubricant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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