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on mass

on mass adverb: eggcorn of en masse.

Adverb

on mass

  1. Eggcorn of en masse.
    • The atmosphere was degenerating and then the girls decided it was time to leave on mass.2016, Shane Blackman, “The emotional imagination: exploring critical ventriloquy […]”, in Shane Blackman, Michelle Kempson, editors, The Subcultural Imagination […], →ISBN, page 75
    • [“]They are either for mating purposes or they may be moving on mass looking for areas in the garden with a higher moisture content,” he said.2018 September 28, Tom Flanagan, “Family baffled after mysterious 'alien mass' appears on their driveway”, in Yahoo! News

Questions about on mass

What does on mass mean?
On mass means eggcorn of en masse.
What part of speech is on mass?
On mass is an adverb.

Words near on mass in the dictionary

  1. on lobby terms
  2. on location
  3. on long-term sick
  4. on loop
  5. on main
  6. on mass
  7. on memo
  8. on message
  9. on my life
  10. on net
  11. on no account

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