mob
Meaning
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- A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
- The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
- A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
- A group of kangaroos.
- A flock of emus.
- A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
- A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
- A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
Synonyms
collective plural
these here
disorderly crowd
crime syndicate
a great number
great number
those over there
those there
crowd about
rabbel
common people
erst
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɒb/
Etymology
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.
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