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flashmob

flashmob is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of flashmob

pluralflashmobs

Origin of flashmob

From flash + mob.

Questions about flashmob

What is flashmob the alternative spelling of?
Flashmob is the alternative spelling of flash mob.

Words near flashmob in the dictionary

  1. flashly
  2. flashman
  3. flashmen
  4. flashmeter
  5. flashmeters
  6. flashmob
  7. flashmobber
  8. flashmobbers
  9. flashmobs
  10. flashness
  11. flashover

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