flash mob

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Etymology

The term "flash crowd" was coined by Larry Niven in Flash Crowd, a story about cheap teleportation in the future.

Noun

flash mob (plural flash mobs)

1. A group of people who converge on a spot with little forewarning, perform some action (usually a protest or a dance), and disperse quickly.

Derived terms

• flash mobber

Translations

group converging and dispersing quickly

• Dutch: flashmob (nl)

• Russian: флэшмоб (ru) (flešmób) m