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Definition of a flash mob
flash mob
noun
- a spontaneous public gathering of people organized via the internet.
Citation from "Ideas & Trends: Flash Mobs; Guess Some People Don't Have Anything Better to Do", The New York Times, Amy Harmon, August 17 2003 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a group.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.
origin
- The term "flash crowd" was introduced by author Larry Niven in his novella Flash Crowd.
Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 17 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'a group': | |
| Definitions include: a social group. | |
| Definitions include: to drive around in a vehicle for fun; "joy ride". | |
| Definitions include: the group of one's friends. | |
| Definitions include: a clique of people. | |
| Definitions include: a group of people. | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "thanks". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "love you like a sister". | |
| Definitions include: a tool that is very versatile but isn't easy to use. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my head". | |
| Definitions include: an Internet "Law" (i.e. observation that often holds true) formulated by Mike Godwin. | |
| Definitions include: a computer whose security has been compromised, and is then used to perform computer misdeeds, such as sending spam or performing denial-of-service attacks. | |
| Definitions include: "technology". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for life". | |
| Definitions include: an insufficient (and often dismissive) explanation of something complex. | |
| Definitions include: in a non-computing context, to search. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) forever". | |
| Definitions include: to occupy a domain name that is a misspelling of a popular website. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "hit me up". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I'm not an expert". | |
| Definitions include: "disconnect". | |
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Other terms relating to 'flash': | |
| Definitions include: meaning fancy, stunning or anything that looks extraordinarily good. | |
| Definitions include: to intentionally show off an item. | |
| Definitions include: a person who exposes their genitals to unsuspecting strangers in public. | |
| Definitions include: something extremely popular but for a short time. | |
| Definitions include: to blow up, get crazy, to beat down. | |
| Definitions include: a girl who flashes her breasts. | |
Other terms relating to 'mob': | |
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| Definitions include: to drive around in a vehicle for fun; "joy ride". | |
| Definitions include: of an establishment such as a restaurant or bar, very busy. | |
| Definitions include: to go. | |
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