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flash mobs

flash mobs is the plural of flash mob.

Meaning of flash mob

Noun

flash mob (plural flash mobs)

  1. A group of people who rapidly assemble, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act, and then quickly disperse.
    • Called into being on short notice by Web sites and e-mail distribution lists, flash mobs meet at an appointed time, engage in some organized spontaneity for a few minutes, then rapidly disperse. The activities are innocent, if mysterious, and tend to bring together loose groupings of surprisingly...2003 August 4, Otto Pohl, “Berlin Journal; What: Mob Scene. Who: Strangers. Point: None.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about flash mobs

What is flash mobs the plural of?
Flash mobs is the plural of flash mob.

Words near flash mobs in the dictionary

  1. flash memories
  2. flash memory
  3. flash mob
  4. flash mobber
  5. flash mobbers
  6. flash mobs
  7. flash over
  8. flash overs
  9. flash pack
  10. flash packs
  11. flash pan

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