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the sound a room makes when something finally gets interesting.
means A state of noisy confusion, disturbance, or excited activity, usually involving a lot of people or sudden movement.
from From the Latin commotio, 'a moving together' — from com- ('with, together') plus movere ('to move'), the same root that gives us 'motion' and 'motive.' English borrowed it in the late Middle Ages, when it could mean a literal civil uprising before it softened into mere uproar. At heart it's still what the parts say: a bunch of things moving at once.
- latin roots
- From commovere, meaning to move violently together.
- legal term
- Civil commotion voids many insurance policies entirely.
- ocean kin
- Once described literal storms churning seas to chaos.
- crowd math
- Needs at least a few people; one is just a tantrum.
storming of the bastille — parisian crowd breached the fortress on july 14, 1789, sparking the french revolution
wall street crash 1929 — stock market panic on october 29 caused crowds, riots, and economic chaos across america
beatlemania at ed sullivan — 73 million viewers watched screaming fans create pandemonium during the beatles' february 9, 1964 appearance