Twittermob
Twittermob noun: a group of Twitter users targetting an issue or individual, especially one that forms suddenly and is viewed as hostile.
Noun
Twittermob (plural Twittermobs)
- A group of Twitter users targetting an issue or individual, especially one that forms suddenly and is viewed as hostile.
- We live in an age when the old media claim to be the voices of calmness and reason amid the storm, comparing themselves favourably with the lawless frontier towns and torch-wielding Twittermobs of social media.2011 July 30, Steven Baxter, “The press will not learn from the Chris Jefferies case”, in New Statesman
- What is it about the era we live in that means these kind of Twittermobs can emerge with such speed and ferocity?2012 April 3, Brendan O'Neill, “The Twitterstorm against Samantha Brick is infinitely uglier and nastier than the article she wrote”, in The Telegraph
Forms of Twittermob
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Origin of Twittermob
From Twitter + mob.
Questions about Twittermob
- What does Twittermob mean?
- Twittermob means a group of Twitter users targetting an issue or individual, especially one that forms suddenly and is viewed as hostile.
- What part of speech is Twittermob?
- Twittermob is a noun.
- What is the plural of Twittermob?
- The plural of Twittermob is Twittermobs.
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