cybermob

or cy·ber mob

[ sahy-ber-mob ]

noun

1. a self-perpetuating group of people carrying out a campaign of online harassment that often includes ridicule and shaming or hate speech and threats, in response to reported news, stated opinions, published images, etc.:

   A few outraged trolls hashtagging part of the speech quickly snowballed into a cybermob posting racist memes about the speaker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cybermob¹

First recorded in 2005–10; cyber- ( def ) + mob ¹( def )