flash mobn.¹

Brit.

/ˈflaʃ ˌmɒb/, U.S.

/ˈflæʃ ˌmɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flash adj.³, mob n.²

Etymology: < flash adj.³ + mob n.²

slang. Now historical.

A group of thieves, confidence tricksters, or other petty criminals, esp. ones who assume respectable or fashionable dress or behaviour; such people considered as a class. Cf. swell mob n. at swell adj. c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > company of thieves

school1779

kleptocracy1819

mob1826

flash mob1832

push1866

1832 Morning Chron. 30 Mar. Henry Twiss (one of the flash mob) was indicted for stealing several pieces of silver coin and a purse.

1842 C. H. Knox Softness I. xiv. 261 An under-bred, forward, flash-mob sort of a looking fellow.

1897 G. R. Sims Coachman's Club x. 151 Plenty of the flash mob call themselves majors and captains when they're nothing more than broken-down adventurers and good-for-nothings.

1903 Weekly Irish Times 1 Aug. 4/1 Cosmopolitan swindlers known to the police as the ‘flash mob’.

1983 E. Hewett & W. F. Axton Convivial Dickens i. 13 While the ‘swells’, the ‘fancy’, and the ‘flash mob’ were pursuing these pleasures, [etc.].

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flash mobn.²

Brit.

/ˈflaʃ mɒb/, U.S.

/ˈflæʃ mɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flash n.², mob n.²

Etymology: < flash n.² + mob n.²Compare earlier Flash Crowd, the title of a 1973 science fiction story by U.S. writer Larry Niven, in which very large crowds assemble instantaneously through the use of teleportation devices.

Originally U.S.

A large group of people organized by means of the internet, or mobile phones or other wireless devices, who assemble in public to perform a prearranged action together and then quickly disperse.Typically the action performed by a flash mob is bizarre or unusual and intended solely to attract attention and entertain, but the term is now also used of such groups whose actions are intended to have a political or social impact; cf. smart mob n. at smart adj. Compounds 2b.

ΚΠ

2003 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 8 July b1/1 Hundreds of people descended upon a Manhattan Macy's last month and asked..for a giant ‘love rug’ for their communal suburban warehouse. Two weeks later, another ‘flash mob’ met at Grand Central Station..and erupted into synchronized applause.

2006 M. Lenderman Experience the Message vii. 264 Participants in flash mobs generally state that their actions are apolitical, lacking any agenda, and without social criticism.

2010 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 29/1 Other activists are using Twitter, Facebook,..and weblogs..to organise protests and flashmobs in the real world.

Derivatives

ˈflash mobbing n. the action of organizing, forming, or joining a flash mob.

ΚΠ

2003 Dallas Morning News 22 July a2/1 Not even participants..really understand the allure of flash mobbing.

2007 D. S. Wall Cybercrime vi. 121 It began as a series of fairly surreal..stunts... However, flash-mobbing has since been utilized by those with political agendas to organize spontaneous protest.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flash mob
释义	flash mobn.¹ Brit. /ˈflaʃ ˌmɒb/, U.S. /ˈflæʃ ˌmɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flash adj.³, mob n.² Etymology: < flash adj.³ + mob n.² slang. Now historical. A group of thieves, confidence tricksters, or other petty criminals, esp. ones who assume respectable or fashionable dress or behaviour; such people considered as a class. Cf. swell mob n. at swell adj. c. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > company of thieves school1779 kleptocracy1819 mob1826 flash mob1832 push1866 1832 Morning Chron. 30 Mar. Henry Twiss (one of the flash mob) was indicted for stealing several pieces of silver coin and a purse. 1842 C. H. Knox Softness I. xiv. 261 An under-bred, forward, flash-mob sort of a looking fellow. 1897 G. R. Sims Coachman's Club x. 151 Plenty of the flash mob call themselves majors and captains when they're nothing more than broken-down adventurers and good-for-nothings. 1903 Weekly Irish Times 1 Aug. 4/1 Cosmopolitan swindlers known to the police as the ‘flash mob’. 1983 E. Hewett & W. F. Axton Convivial Dickens i. 13 While the ‘swells’, the ‘fancy’, and the ‘flash mob’ were pursuing these pleasures, [etc.]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flash mobn.² Brit. /ˈflaʃ mɒb/, U.S. /ˈflæʃ mɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flash n.², mob n.² Etymology: < flash n.² + mob n.²Compare earlier Flash Crowd, the title of a 1973 science fiction story by U.S. writer Larry Niven, in which very large crowds assemble instantaneously through the use of teleportation devices. Originally U.S. A large group of people organized by means of the internet, or mobile phones or other wireless devices, who assemble in public to perform a prearranged action together and then quickly disperse.Typically the action performed by a flash mob is bizarre or unusual and intended solely to attract attention and entertain, but the term is now also used of such groups whose actions are intended to have a political or social impact; cf. smart mob n. at smart adj. Compounds 2b. ΚΠ 2003 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 8 July b1/1 Hundreds of people descended upon a Manhattan Macy's last month and asked..for a giant ‘love rug’ for their communal suburban warehouse. Two weeks later, another ‘flash mob’ met at Grand Central Station..and erupted into synchronized applause. 2006 M. Lenderman Experience the Message vii. 264 Participants in flash mobs generally state that their actions are apolitical, lacking any agenda, and without social criticism. 2010 Daily Tel. 10 Dec. 29/1 Other activists are using Twitter, Facebook,..and weblogs..to organise protests and flashmobs in the real world. Derivatives ˈflash mobbing n. the action of organizing, forming, or joining a flash mob. ΚΠ 2003 Dallas Morning News 22 July a2/1 Not even participants..really understand the allure of flash mobbing. 2007 D. S. Wall Cybercrime vi. 121 It began as a series of fairly surreal..stunts... However, flash-mobbing has since been utilized by those with political agendas to organize spontaneous protest. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1832n.²2003
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