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

Meme stocks are company stocks that gain popularity through online communities and social media, often leading to rapid price fluctuations. —Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025

The Jefferson County Board of Education approved the ban in May to comply with a new state law that requires districts to adopt policies prohibiting cellphone usage during instructional time and restricting students from accessing social media platforms on school devices. —Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2025

And social media sites like BlueSky, Reddit, Discord, Grindr, and X are introducing UK age checks to block children from seeing harmful content. —Matt Burgess, Wired News, 25 July 2025

Richard uploaded video footage of the encounter to social media, garnering more than a million views and stoking outrage. —Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 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)