flash mob

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Definitions of flash mob words

noun flash mob a group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity of short duration: The flash mob brought wide smiles to the faces of commuters waiting for their train. 1
noun flash mob a group of teenagers who have contacted each other by cell phone and social media and gather in an area to trash it or to mug and beat passersby. 1
verb with object flash mob to crowd around (a place or person) in a flash mob: Dancing teenagers flash mobbed the store. 1
verb with object flash mob to commit violence against (a place or person) in a flash mob: The mayor imposed a curfew on all males under the age of 18 after two blocks of downtown Philadelphia were flash mobbed and severely damaged. 1
verb without object flash mob to organize or take part in a flash mob. 1
countable noun flash mob A flash mob is a group of people who arrange by phone or online to meet suddenly in a public place to do something for a short time. 0

before 2000

One of the 1% newest English words

2000-05; flash in the sense of ‘quick'; on the model of smart mob

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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