cybermob

American  

[sahy-ber-mob] / ˈsaɪ bərˌmɒb /

Or cyber 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.

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Etymology

Origin of cybermob

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

Example Sentences

The co-executive editors, Lori Adelman and Maya Dusenbery, said Feministing helped popularize the term “slut shaming,” ran early interviews with chart-toppers like Lizzo and pushed for coverage of Gamergate, a cybermob that targeted women.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019