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  • noun Alternative spelling of flash mob.

Etymologies

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flash +‎ mob

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Examples

  • "flashmob" - style group gathered in Trafalgar Square, surprising passers-by with their homage to the song from the 1982 album of the same name.

    unknown title 2009

  • Commuters got a dose of Christmas cheer courtesy of a Twitter-organized "flashmob" of carolers Monday night.

    Twitter-organized 'flashmob' hits D.C. James Buck 2010

  • The term "flashmob" comes from the spontaneous Internet-organized gatherings that gained popularity last year.

    Flash Mob Flexes Computing Power 2004

  • A planned "flashmob" outside the House of Lords failed to materialise at 5pm.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Wikipedia defines a "flashmob" as "a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual or pointless act for a brief moment, and disperse."

    ZUG.com > ZUG Live 2010

  • I think that all those involved in this "flashmob" should be arrested and sent to a juvenile facility (bootcamp) since they don't have anything else better to do afterschool.

    Young Philly Politics - Comments D.E. II 2010

  • South Carolina is planning an event March 20 with what some are calling a "flashmob" with glow sticks

    Baltiblogs Stan Moore 2010

  • November 17th, 2009 JANET JACKSON was stunned by her 'flashmob' dance tribute at The Grove in

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010

  • A group participating in an Internet-organized "flashmob" snakes in a conga line through the L.L. Bean store in Freeport on Saturday.

    Sun Journal 2010

  • A group participating in an Internet-organized "flashmob" snakes in a conga line through the L.L. Bean store in Freeport on Saturday.

    Sun Journal 2010

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