Literal translation
social death
When to use it
After tripping in public, sending a message to the wrong chat, being called out — "我社死了."
Origin
Abbreviation of 社会性死亡 (social death), from embarrassing public incidents going viral.
Examples
- 在全班面前念错了名字,社死了。I mispronounced a name in front of the whole class — total social death.
Similar slang
大型社死现场 (mega social-death scene)