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social butterfly

social butterfly noun: a gregarious person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings; a people person.

Noun

social butterfly (plural social butterflies)

  1. (figuratively) A gregarious person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings; a people person.
    Synonyms:
    gadabout, gadfly

Synonyms of social butterfly

Forms of social butterfly

pluralsocial butterflies

Origin of social butterfly

In reference to a butterfly's habit of flitting from one flower to the next.

Questions about social butterfly

What does social butterfly mean?
Social butterfly means a gregarious person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings; a people person.
What part of speech is social butterfly?
Social butterfly is a noun.
What is the plural of social butterfly?
The plural of social butterfly is social butterflies.

Words near social butterfly in the dictionary

  1. social batteries
  2. social battery
  3. social bookmarking
  4. Social Brethren
  5. social butterflies
  6. social butterfly
  7. social call
  8. social capital
  9. social choice
  10. social circle
  11. social circles

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