mob
1
[ mob ]
/ mɒb /
noun
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lawless, irrational, disorderly, or riotous crowd: mob rule; mob instincts.
directed at or reflecting the lowest intellectual level of the common people: mob appeal; the mob mentality.
verb (used with object), mobbed, mob·bing.
Origin of mob
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1680–90; short for Latin
mōbile vulgus the movable (i.e., changeable, inconstant) common people
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Definition for mob (2 of 3)
mob
2
[ mob mohb ]
/ mɒb moʊb /
noun
Digital Technology.
(in a video game) a hostile nonplayer character that the player may target and fight.
Origin of mob
2
1980–85; coined by British video-game developer Richard Bartle; shortening of
mobile(def 10) (in the sense “a moving sculpture hung from the ceiling”)
Definition for mob (3 of 3)
MOB
mother of the bride.
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British Dictionary definitions for mob (1 of 2)
mob
/ (mɒb) /
noun
verb mobs, mobbing or mobbed (tr)
See also
mobs
Derived forms of mob
mobber, noun mobbish, adjectiveWord Origin for mob
C17: shortened from Latin
mōbile vulgus the fickle populace; see
mobile
British Dictionary definitions for mob (2 of 2)
MOB
abbreviation for
mobile phone