mob

English

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Etymology 1

Middle English, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɒb/, SAMPA: /mQb/
• (US) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɑb/, SAMPA: /mAb/

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• Rhymes: -ɒb

Noun

mob (plural mobs)

1. An unruly group of people.
2. A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.
3. The Mafia, or any such criminal group.
   • 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books

     What if it is a mob killing? They can’t hurt me, but…

4. (video games) A group of non-player characters that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game. Very often incorrectly used to refer to single enemies instead of groups.

Derived terms

mobber mobbish mobbist

mobbism flash mob meal mob

Synonyms

• (mafia): mafia, Mafia

Translations

unruly group of people

Dutch: menigte (nl) f., massa (nl) c. Galician: turba (gl) f. Greek: όχλος (el) (óchlos) m. Hungarian: csőcselék (hu) Japanese: 暴徒 (ja) (ぼうと, bōto)

Latin: turba (la) Portuguese: multidão (pt) Russian: шайка (ru) (šájka) f., банда (ru) (bánda) f. Scottish Gaelic: gràisg (gd) f. Spanish: turba (es)

collective noun

Dutch: kudde (nl) c. Greek: όχλος (el) (óchlos) m., συρφετός (el) (syrfetós) m. Japanese: 群れ (ja) (むれ, mure)

Spanish: rebaño (es) m., ganado (es) m. Volapük: (kangaroos) kangurem (vo), (horses) jevodem (vo), (cattle) bubem (vo)

mafia

Dutch: maffia (nl) c. Greek: σπείρα (el) (speíra) f., συμμορία (el) (symmoría) f., μαφία (el) (mafía) f.

Japanese: マフィア (ja) (mafia) Persian: مافیا (fa) Portuguese: máfia (pt) Spanish: mafia (es) f.

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Arabic: مجموعة من الناس الخارجين عن السيطرة Finnish: lauma, väkijoukko

French: foule (fr) f. Hebrew: ערב רב (he) (eirev rav) Scots: clanjamphry Turkish: başıbozuk, güruh

Verb

mob (third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

1. To crowd around someone or something.
2. (video games) The act of a player aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes.

Translations

crowd around

Dutch: omgeven (nl) Finnish: mobata (fi)

Greek: στριμώχνω (el) (strimókhno) Spanish: rodear (es), amontonarse (es) alrededor (es) de

Etymology 2

Alteration of mab.

Noun

mob (plural mobs)

1. (obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute. [17th-18th c.]

Derived terms

• mob cap

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of mobile phone.

Pronunciation

[mɒb]

Abbreviation

mob

1. mobile phone

Usage notes

• This is most often used in signwriting to match with with the other three-letter abbreviations tel (“telephone”) and fax.

Anagrams

• bom, BoM, BOM
• OMB

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Danish

Verb

mob

1. imperative of mobbe