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Mobbish

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mob  (mb)
n.
1. A large disorderly crowd or throng. See Synonyms at crowd1.
2. The mass of common people; the populace.
3. Informal
a. An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate.
b. often Mob Organized crime. Often used with the: a murder suspect with links to the Mob.
4. An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of persons or things: a mob of boats in the harbor.
5. Australian A flock or herd of animals.
tr.v. mobbed, mob·bing, mobs
1. To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer.
2. To crowd into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds.
3. To attack in large numbers; overwhelm: The quarterback was mobbed by the defensive line.

[Short for mobile, from Latin mbile (vulgus), fickle (crowd), neuter of mbilis; see mobile.]

mobbish adj.
mobbish·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mobbish - characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless; "fanned mounting tension into mobbish terrorizing"; "moblike mentality"
disorderly - undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"

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