social media

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

Examples of social media in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes books, scientific papers and journals, as well as content scraped from discussion forums and social media. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Among the victims were two former Major League Baseball players, Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation confirmed on social media. —Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Weeks after rumors spread that Californian experimental hip-hop trio Death Grips had split, the band have now taken to social media to deny these claims. —Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025

This tweet was Thug’s first time acknowledging the potential album and title on social media. —Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for social media

• comedia
• commedia
• cyclopaedia
• cyclopedia
• hypermedia
• intermedia
• multimedia
• encyclopaedia
• encyclopedia

Kids Definition

social media

singular or plural noun

: forms of electronic communication (as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)