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A crowd that left its manners at the door and brought torches instead.
means A large, disorderly crowd, often angry and prone to violence, acting as one impulsive body.
from Clipped from Latin mobile vulgus, the fickle crowd; 1600s wits shortened it to mob and the snootier critics hated the slang.
Same rootMobile and mob share that restless Latin core.
Crime senseThe Mob meaning organized crime arrived 1920s America.
Animal collectiveA group of kangaroos is also a mob.