social butterfly

English

Etymology

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

Noun

social butterfly (plural social butterflies)

1. A gregarious person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings; a people person.

   Synonyms: gadabout, gadfly

Translations

person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 交際花／交际花 (zh) (jiāojìhuā)

• Finnish: bilehile (fi)
• French: papillon social (fr) (rare)
• Galician: pirixel (gl), perexil (gl)
• Portuguese: arroz de festa (pt)