mob

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See also: MOB, Mob, and -mob

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English mob, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)”). The video-gaming sense originates from English mobile, used by Richard Bartle for objects capable of movement in an early MUD.

Noun

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mob (plural mobs)

  2. A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
    • February 13, 1788, James Madison, Jr., Federalist No. 55
      Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.
    See also: Mob (the masses)
  4. (archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
    • 1715 June 1 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 44. Saturday, May 21. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:
      A cluster of mob, who were making themselves merry with their betters.
  6. (collective noun) A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
  8. (collective noun) A group of kangaroos.
  10. (collective noun) A flock of emus.
  12. A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
    See also: Mob, Mafia (proper noun senses for specific ones)
  14. (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.[1]
    • 2011 March 10, Allan Clarke, W.A. through Noongar eyes‎[1]:
      There’s nothing like local knowledge and after thousands of years living here the Noongar mob understand this land better than anyone, so it makes sense for them to tap into the lucrative tourism industry.
    • 2021 November 7, Claire [G.] Coleman, “Not quite blak enough: ‘The people who think I am too white to be Aboriginal are all white’”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      There’s a saying among blak mob, ‘It doesn’t matter how much milk you put in tea, it’s still tea.’ I am a descendant of genocide survivors, a child of the oldest living culture on Earth. Nothing, no amount of milk, can change that.
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Verb

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mob (third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

  1. (transitive) To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
    The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.
    • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎[3]:
      Politicians have been turning up to Glastonbury for years, but this year the leader of the opposition was among the most hotly anticipated attractions: when he arrived on site, his Land Rover was mobbed by fans.
  2. (transitive) To crowd into or around a place.
    The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.
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Etymology 2

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Alteration of mab.

Noun

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mob (plural mobs)

  1. (obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute. [17th–18th c.]
  2. A mob cap.
    • c. 1773-1774, Oliver Goldsmith, letter to Mrs Bunbury
      cover their faces with mobs
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Verb

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mob (third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

  1. (transitive) To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Etymology 3

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Abbreviation of mobile.

Noun

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mob (plural mobs)

  1. Abbreviation of mobile phone.
  3. (video games) A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
    Synonym: mobile
    • 2002, Wolfie, “Re: Whoa - massive changes due in next patch”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet):
      You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players.
Usage notes
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  • (mobile phone): This is most often used in signwriting to match with the other three-letter abbreviations tel (“telephone”) and fax (“facsimile”).

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.deadlystory.com/page/tools/aboriginal-cultural-support-planning/cultural-planning---frequently-asked-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-mob-clan-tribe-language-group

Anagrams

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Danish

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Verb

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mob

  1. imperative of mobbe

French

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Etymology

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Clipping of mobylette.

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Noun

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mob f (plural mobs)

  1. (colloquial) scooter, moped

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mob (nominative plural mobs)

  1. suggestion

Declension

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declension of mob
singular plural
nominative mob mobs
genitive moba mobas
dative mobe mobes
accusative mobi mobis
vocative 1 o mob! o mobs!
predicative 2 mobu mobus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔmun (“illness, pain”). Cognate with Iu Mien mun.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mob

  1. to be ill/sick; to hurt; to be unwell

References

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  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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