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Meaning of "flashmobbing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLASHMOBBING

flashmobbing  [ˈflæʃˌmɒbɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLASHMOBBING

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flashmobbing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLASHMOBBING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flashmobbing

Flash mob

A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression. Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails. The term, coined in 2003, is generally not applied to events and performances organized for the purposes of politics, commercial advertisement, publicity stunts that involve public relation firms, or paid professionals. In these cases of a planned purpose for the social activity in question, the term smart mobs is often applied instead. The term is also used to describe robberies and assaults perpetrated suddenly by large numbers of people, though some commentators have objected to this usage in cases where the perpetrators know each other beforehand and do not use social media to organize.

Definition of flashmobbing in the English dictionary

The definition of flashmobbing in the dictionary is the activity of a group of people coordinated by email who meet to perform some predetermined action at a particular place and time and then disperse quickly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLASHMOBBING


absorbing
əbˈsɔːbɪŋ
bing
bɪŋ
blobbing
ˈblɒbɪŋ
clubbing
ˈklʌbɪŋ
disturbing
dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ
dobbing
ˈdɒbɪŋ
dubbing
ˈdʌbɪŋ
emu-bobbing
ˈiːmjuː ˈbɒbɪŋ
flobbing
ˈflɒbɪŋ
hob-jobbing
ˈhɒbˌdʒɒbɪŋ
jobbing
ˈdʒɒbɪŋ
probing
ˈprəʊbɪŋ
rubbing
ˈrʌbɪŋ
skibobbing
ˈskiːˌbɒbɪŋ
sobbing
ˈsɒbɪŋ
stabbing
ˈstæbɪŋ
stockjobbing
ˈstɒkˌdʒɒbɪŋ
throbbing
ˈθrɒbɪŋ
tubing
ˈtjuːbɪŋ
webbing
ˈwɛbɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLASHMOBBING

flashbang
flashboard
flashbulb
flashbulb memory
flashcube
flasher
flashforward
flashier
flashiest
flashily
flashiness
flashing
flashing point
flashlamp
flashlight
flashover
flashpacker
flashpoint
flashtube
flashy

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLASHMOBBING

attention-grabbing
back-stabbing
blabbing
bobbing
climbing
cribbing
drubbing
grabbing
headline-grabbing
hobbing
mobbing
money-grubbing
nabbing
nightclubbing
ribbing
robbing
scabbing
stubbing
subbing
swabbing
tubbing

Synonyms and antonyms of flashmobbing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flashmobbing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLASHMOBBING

Find out the translation of flashmobbing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flashmobbing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flashmobbing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

flashmobbing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flashmobbing
570 millions of speakers

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flashmobbing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flashmobbing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

flashmobbing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

flashmobbing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flashmobbing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flashmobbing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flashmobbing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flashmobbing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flashmobbing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flashmobbing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

flashmobbing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flashmobbing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flashmobbing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flashmobbing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅश मॉबबिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flashmobbing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flashmobbing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flashmobbing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

flashmobbing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flashmobbing
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

flashmobbing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flashmobbing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flashmobbing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flashmobbing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flashmobbing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLASHMOBBING»

The term «flashmobbing» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.888 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flashmobbing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLASHMOBBING»

Discover the use of flashmobbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flashmobbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hypercrime: The New Geometry of Harm
Overall however the consensus seems to be that, while flashmobbing has important continuities with the kinds of networked protest forms seen above, its role is mainly apolitical (Rheingold, 2002; Nicholson, 2005). Indeed, many now argue ...
Michael McGuire, 2007
2
Being Australian: Narratives of national identity
"Being Australian is an ideal introduction to studying Australia for anyone interested in understanding Australian society, culture and history."--BOOK JACKET.
Catriona Elder, 2007
3
Understand Postmodernism: Teach Yourself
May be related to non-art world activities like flashmobbing. rhizomaticA rhizome is a disordered underground stem bearing roots and shoots which look like individual plants but belong to the same system (e.g. tubers). Gilles Deleuze uses this ...
Glenn Ward, 2010
4
Stakeholder Marketing
ACTIVITY INSIGHT T-Mobile's 'flashmobbing' advertisement 'Life's for sharing' where commuters break into a dance routine at London's Liverpool Street train station is in the top 100 viewed YouTube clips. The advertisement gained such a  ...
Michelle Gledhill, 2010
5
The Weight Loss Club
... everyone, forbeing a partofthis uniqueflash mob. Todayis14 thFebruary. The dayof the pink revolution.All around the globe, men andwomen are flashmobbing togetherto end violence against women. Tonight,on behalf of women everywhere , ...
Devapriya Roy, 2013
6
Radical Democracy and Collective Movements Today: The ...
Perhaps, inthissense, Occupy can be seen as a more politicallyrelevant form of whatisknown as'flashmobbing'. Thespontaneous occupations of businessesand chainstores bythegroup 'UKUncut', in protest against corporate taxavoidance, ...
Dr Alexandros Kioupkiolis, Mr Giorgos Katsambekis, 2014
7
Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media and ...
... tagging, hacking, burning, capping, texting, spamming, trending, tweeting, trolling, googling, gaming It made possible fresh ways of being creative through sampling, citizen journalism, apps, computer graphics, photoshopping, flashmobbing, ...
Steve Turner, 2013
8
Digital Activism Decoded: The New Mechanics of Change
... challenges they face—attempts at crowdsourcing that did not produce a crowd, the many instances of “flashmobbing” where no mob materialized, and the many attempts at collaborative production where no collaborators were to be found.
Mary C. Joyce, 2010
9
Discover Postmodernism: Flash
Everythingfrom defacing billboards to flashmobbing can be seen as anattempt tovirally attackthe powersthatbe or disruptthe social system. But however empowering identitypolitics may beata'grass roots' level,many critics have expressed ...
Glenn Ward, 2011
10
Young Citizens in the Digital Age: Political Engagement, ...
Young people are often at the core of rising alternative forms of civic engagement and voice expression: culturejamming and 'subvertising' (suchas the AdBustersmovement); flashmobbing and impromptu protests; virtual networks spilling over ...
Brian D. Loader, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLASHMOBBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flashmobbing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Funky flashmob mum surprises P7 son and becomes internet hit
“I wanted to do something to mark the end of primary seven and love the idea of flashmobbing so I put the idea to the school principle Joanne ... «Impartial Reporter, Jun 15»
2
Ant & Dec to film 'dramatic' Britain's Got Talent opening sequence …
... but then again, we don't really know what the theme is, but we doubt there is going to be any sort of flashmobbing going on on a Steamboat. «Unreality TV, Mar 15»
3
Grannies for Grimes: 'flashmobbing' to rid Kentucky of Mitch McConnell
Grannies for Grimes deceptively includes 'grannies and gramps and uncles and aunts'. Photograph: Megan Carpentier/for the Guardian. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
4
Children's festival promises fortnight of fun
Children will be singing, flashmobbing, African drumming and selling the fruits of their enterprise projects in schools. Print article; Write a comment; View ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Jun 14»
5
The social media revolution has turned sour and we're sick of …
Next we had flashmobbing and it was heart-warming to see people having innocent fun in public doing choreographed dance routines to Kylie. «The Daily Telegraph, May 14»
6
Flashmobbing for Joy and Politics
Public performances of the 'Ode to Joy' have been organized around the world, from an IKEA in suburban Detroit to a mall in Hong Kong. «The Nation., Feb 14»
7
Viral Video Couple Open Up About Home Depot Proposal
"I thought it was really bizarre (but kind of cool) that they are flashmobbing me for my graduation," he said. "So it keeps going. My parents come ... «EDGE Boston, Oct 13»
8
On the road to end poverty
Campaigning activities included door-knocking, phone-blitzing and flashmobbing. The students say ambassadors were socially conscious and ... «The Age, Apr 13»
9
WATCH: Students 'flashwaltz' at Hospital in J'lem
Students from J'lem Academy of Music spread cheer with classical approach to flashmobbing, Tchaikovsky style. Hadassah Hospital ... «Jerusalem Post, Mar 13»
10
California Domestic Workers Ask for a Little RESPECT
Now they're adding another talent to their skill set: flashmobbing. A new video published by Mujeres Unidas Y Activas helps train California ... «In These Times, Aug 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Flashmobbing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flashmobbing>. May 2024 ».
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