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They're also used as social lubricants that get strangers talking about something other than themselves.
White wine and mineral water are the current social lubricants.
When does a social lubricant become a sea of mendacity?
"Alcohol has been a social lubricant for thousands of years.
But it's fair to assume that the steam will be used as a social lubricant.
Refreshments are a social lubricant in politics, not a meal.
A good time is had by all with barriers coming down between workers and management, thanks largely to that great social lubricant, alcohol.
But beer has a social lubricant quality to it.
An enjoyable welcome party might serve as an effective social lubricant for all the various relationships among us.
Groups can provide the 'social lubricant' that one-to-one situations often lack.
The kidding had been an important social lubricant between the different tribal units thrust into working together.
Different cultures use different social lubricants for this purpose.
They were the informal moments that served as a sort of social lubricant for all the official, carefully staged occasions.
In addition to its medicinal value, millipede rubbing also serves as a social lubricant.
Georgians consider wine to be not simply a boon to physical and mental health, but also an indispensable social lubricant.
Besides the stimulation of commerce and travel, Buddhism assisted trade by providing a social lubricant.
A social lubricant is any food, beverage, drug or activity that helps people feel more comfortable in social occasions.
Somewhere I'd read that a card was an invaluable social lubricant in South America.
Cognac was the social lubricant of choice.
More was the ultimate social lubricant.
To most people, the minor lies we sprinkle in our daily conversations are a confection, a social lubricant, not a poison.
Beer is considered to be a social lubricant in many societies and is consumed in countries all over the world.
The social lubricants for which Adele Mundy had no taste or aptitude.
When she got downstairs, she noted that alcohol had displaced tea as the gathering's principal social lubricant.
