Main Entry: ¹mob

Pronunciation: \ˈmäb\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin mobile vulgus vacillating crowd

Date: 1688

1 : a large or disorderly crowd; especially : one bent on riotous or destructive action
2 : the lower classes of a community : masses, rabble
3 chiefly Australian : a flock, drove, or herd of animals
4 : a criminal set : gang; especially often capitalized : mafia 1
5 chiefly British : a group of people : crowd

synonyms see crowd

— mob·bish \ˈmä-bish\ adjective