Twittermob

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A group of Twitter users targetting an issue or individual, especially one that forms suddenly and is viewed as hostile. derogatory, usually

    "We live in an age when the old media claim to be the voices of calmness and reason amid the storm, comparing themselves favourably with the lawless frontier towns and torch-wielding Twittermobs of social media."

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"We live in an age when the old media claim to be the voices of calmness and reason amid the storm, comparing themselves favourably with the lawless frontier towns and torch-wielding Twittermobs of social media."

Etymology

From Twitter + mob.

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