flash mob
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flash mob
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Perhaps from flash crowd, a term coined by Larry Niven in Flash Crowd (1973), a story about cheap teleportation in the future.
noun flash mobs · flashmob
- A group of people who rapidly assemble, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act, and then quickly disperse. Called into being on short notice by Web sites and e-mail distribution lists, flash mobs meet at an appointed time, engage in some organized spontaneity for a few minutes, then rapidly disperse. The activities are innocent, if mysterious, and tend to bring together loose groupings of surprisingly co
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noun group converging and dispersing quickly
| 한국어 | 플래시 몹 peullaesi mop |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フラッシュモブ furasshumobu |
| 中文 | 快閃 /快闪 kuàishǎn |
| हिन्दी | फ़्लैश मॉब flaiś mŏb |
| Português | flash mob |
| Français | flash mob |
| Deutsch | Flashmob |
| Русский | флэшмо́б flɛšmób, флешмо́б flɛšmób |
| العربية | تَجَمُّع مُفَاجِئ tajammuʕ mufājiʔ, فْلَاش موب flāš mōb |
| עברית | פְלֶאש מוֹבּ |
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title = {flash mob},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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