flash mob

noun

: a group of people summoned (as by email or text message) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing

Examples of flash mob in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This movie features a flash mob with you and Jasmine Trinca dancing to the Rolling Stones. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Better lighting and open parks do more to deter flash mobs than jail. — Marc A. Levin, Washington Post, 24 June 2026

There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026

The group followed the pouring of the green dye in the Grand Canal with a flash mob protest, in which the activists strolled through crowds of tourists while dressed in red. — Pedro Rodriguez, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash mob

• kebab
• nawab
• blob
• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• gob
• hob
• job
• knob