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6 Sep 2021, 05:14 AM | #16 | |
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18 Sep 2021, 06:51 PM | #17 |
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I remember when mob was just a large group of folks, not always with evil intent. Later on it referred to mobsters, like the mob, I think popularize by the God Father like movies. Later it changed to a group of folks who set out to do something, as in flash mob, not always bad either. Like a flash mob concert. Now it seems to refer to a group ood of folks intent on doing bad things.
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18 Sep 2021, 07:54 PM | #18 |
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A "mob" in the USA is definitely not something you want to be part of. In some cases it can just be too many people: "The bar was mobbed after the event." In other cases, it can be a dangerous group of people: "The mob then ascended the capitol steps." In still another meaning, it can be slang for organized crime: "The illegal liquor trade in Chicago was controlled by the mob."
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