smart mob

noun

a large group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place typically for the purpose of social or political protest.

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to give up possession or occupancy of.
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Compare flash mob.

Origin of smart mob

popularized by Howard Rheingold in his 2002 book Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution

Words nearby smart mob

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