Mob

proper nouncommon in dialogue

The Mafia: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the Sicilian–Italian–Italian-American one (especially in American English) but occasionally others (e.g., the Russian one, the Japanese one).

proper noun

1
The Mafia: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the Sicilian–Italian–Italian-American one (especially in American English) but occasionally others (e.g., the Russian one, the Japanese one).
2
The masses, especially the 'great unwashed masses': the general population, or rabble, viewed as one mob of unruly, disorganized people predisposed to violence and malevolence.
tempted to ascribe Poe's narrators' mentions of the Mob to misanthropy in the author himself

Etymology

From the common noun sense, capitalized and used as a proper name.

moan · A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.moaning · The utterance of a moan.mob · A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on…

Mob · The Mafia: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the…

mobile · Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.Mobile · A city, the county seat of Mobile County, in southwestern…moby · A mobile phone.

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