| Main Entry: | flash mob |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a group of people who organize on the Internet and then quickly assemble in a public place, do something bizarre, and disperse; also called inexplicable mob |
| Example: | Organizing a flash mob involves emailing a group with instructions to show up at a certain place and time to do something and then disappear. |
| Etymology: | origin was event called Mob Project |
| Usage: | flash-mobber, flash-mobbing n |