flash mob

noun

: a group of people summoned (as by email or text message) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing

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While flash mobs of the early 2010s quickly got deemed cringe, viral dance memes of the mid-‘10s often resulted in injuries, and the past few years of Pokémon Go may have inadvertently aided our dystopian nightmare, these look-alike contests seem, so far, to be wholly banal. —

Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Watch Taylor Swift flash mob in Indianapolis What song did Taylor Swift fans sing in Indy flash mob? —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024 Police claim that several witnesses were pushed during the flash mobs, but there were no reports of injuries. —

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024 Parents of some unruly teens accused of flash mob robberies against several Los Angeles-area convenience stores have turned them into police, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. —

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