mob

Meanings

Noun

• A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
• A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
• A group of kangaroos.
• A flock of emus.
• The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the).
• A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
• The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
• A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
• A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.
• A mob cap.
• mobile phone

Verb

• To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
• To crowd into or around a place.
• To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Related

Similar words

• mafia, Mafia

Origin

• From Middle English mob, short for mobile, from Latin mobile ("fickle (crowd)"). The video-gaming sense originates from English mobile, used by Richard Bartle for objects capable of movement in an early MUD.
• Alteration of mab.
• Abbreviation of mobile phone.