(in a video game) a hostile nonplayer character that the player may target and fight.
Origin of mob
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First recorded in 1980–85; coined by British video game developer Richard Bartle; shortening of mobile (in the sense “a moving sculpture hung from the ceiling”)
Fort Lauderdale resident Chris Nelson told the newspaper that his group, ReOpen South Florida, organized the “flash mob.”
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider does not approve of anti-maskers using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’|radmarya|September 17, 2020|Fortune
As word got out about the shortages, mobs began breaking into pharmacies to secure medicine.
America Is About to Lose Its 200,000th Life to Coronavirus. How Many More Have to Die?|by Stephen Engelberg|September 14, 2020|ProPublica
Attorney General Bill Barr similarly denounced “mob violence.”
Kenosha’s looting is a symptom of a decrepit democracy|Aaron Ross Coleman|September 4, 2020|Vox
For his part, Sethi has tried to target conservatives who might be upset with the anti-police brutality protests following George Floyd’s death, asking if they’re “sick of the mobs yet.”
What To Watch For In Tennessee’s Primary|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|August 6, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The highest form of political courage is doing the right thing when the mob is against it.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
General Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to the first President Bush, shuffled head-down through the mob.
Kissy-Face The Nation: Washington’s Power Elite Smooch Bob Schieffer|Lloyd Grove|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moments later, a mob of about 25 young men burst through the door and unleashed a brutal attack on Singh.
As 30-Year Anniversary of Mass Killings in India Arrives, Sikhs Find Safety in USA|Simran Jeet Singh|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rather than helping though, policemen were actually complicit in the mob violence.
As 30-Year Anniversary of Mass Killings in India Arrives, Sikhs Find Safety in USA|Simran Jeet Singh|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A man tells of his lucky escape from a mob and finding acceptance in America.
As 30-Year Anniversary of Mass Killings in India Arrives, Sikhs Find Safety in USA|Simran Jeet Singh|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Better stay here, and not go wanderin' off into that mob," remonstrated Shorty.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
If they are afraid to let the boys come nearer than hailing distance, what'll be done when the mob get here?
Down the Slope|James Otis
The day he went to the Tower, the mob lit bonfires and danced round them for joy.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury
Whether this is a Government of law, or whether there shall be an appeal from the Supreme Court to a mob.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
That committee did go there, and went into the midst of the mob, and did appeal to them.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various
British Dictionary definitions for mob (1 of 2)
mob
/ (mɒb) /
noun
a riotous or disorderly crowd of people; rabble
(as modifier)mob law; mob violence
oftenderogatorya group or class of people, animals, or things
Australian and NZa flock (of sheep) or a herd (of cattle, esp when droving)
oftenderogatorythe masses
slanga gang of criminals
verbmobs, mobbingormobbed(tr)
to attack in a group resembling a mob
to surround, esp in order to acclaimthey mobbed the film star
to crowd into (a building, plaza, etc)
(of a group of animals of a prey species) to harass (a predator)
See also mobs
Derived forms of mob
mobber, nounmobbish, adjective
Word Origin for mob
C17: shortened from Latin mōbile vulgus the fickle populace; see mobile
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