Etymograph

English

Twittermob

From Twitter + mob.

A compound of Twitter + mob

Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną ‘to chirp’

Proto-West Germanic *twitwiʀōn

Old English *twiterian

Middle English twitren

English Twitter

Latin mobile ‘fickle (crowd)’

Middle English mob

English mob

Today it means

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

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Twittermob