English Explanatory Dictionary

smart mob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group whose members do not know each other but are able to coordinate their actions through digital communication.

Word forms

smart mob smart mobs

Etymology

Coined by American journalist Howard Rheingold in his 2002 book Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution (see quotation below).

Related words

flash mob
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