social call

English

Noun

social call (countable and uncountable, plural social calls)

  1. A meeting made primarily for social reasons rather than for business, duty, or urgency; a friendly or informal call.
    • 1991, “Social Call”, in Jon Hendricks (lyrics), Gigi Gryce (music), Social Call, performed by Betty Carter:
      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.
    • 2025, Stranger Things, season 5, episode 3, spoken by Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke):
      Hey, this isn't a social call, kiddos. Let's go.

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