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flash mob
[ flash-mob ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to crowd around (a place or person) in a flash mob:
Dancing teenagers flash mobbed the store.
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- to organize or take part in a flash mob.
flash mob
noun
- a group of people coordinated by email and social media to meet to perform some predetermined action at a particular place and time and then disperse quickly
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Derived Forms
- ˈflashˌmobbing, noun
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Other Words From
- flash mobber flash mobster noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flash mob1
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Example Sentences
In Taipei, Taiwan, a Bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train.
So when the Today show staged a flash mob earlier this month, it had the effect of beating a dead horse.
This effort is admittedly less “flash mob” and more “stand and sing on the subway.”
Perhaps a synchronized flash mob would have been a bigger hit, or at least more entertaining for spectators to watch.
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