- swell mob
- [͵swelʹmɒb] вор. жарг.
шикарно одетые жулики; аферисты
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Swell mob — Swell Swell, a. Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood. [Slang] [1913 Webster] {Swell mob}. See under {Mob}. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swell mob — Mob Mob, n. [L. mobile vulgus, the movable common people. See {Mobile}, n.] 1. The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it. [1913 Webster] A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with their betters. Addison.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swell-mob — swellˈ mob noun (obs sl) Well dressed pickpockets collectively • • • Main Entry: ↑swell … Useful english dictionary
swell mob — noun Etymology: swell (II) Britain : a group of criminals who dress fashionably and act with seeming respectability * * * swell mob, British Slang. a class of criminals who go about fashionably dressed to avoid suspicion. * * * swell mob, mobsman … Useful english dictionary
Swell — Swell, a. Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood. [Slang] [1913 Webster] {Swell mob}. See under {Mob}. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mob — Mob, n. [L. mobile vulgus, the movable common people. See {Mobile}, n.] 1. The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it. [1913 Webster] A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with their betters. Addison. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mob law — Mob Mob, n. [L. mobile vulgus, the movable common people. See {Mobile}, n.] 1. The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it. [1913 Webster] A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with their betters. Addison.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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