mobbed-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒbdˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˈmɑbdˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mob n.², -ed suffix², up adv.¹

Etymology: < mob n.² + -ed suffix² + up adv.¹

colloquial (chiefly U.S.).

Controlled or influenced by the Mafia; engaged in or connected with organized crime.

ΚΠ

1963 J. Valachi in Organized Crime & Illicit Traffic in Narcotics (U.S. Senate Comm. Govt. Operations, 88th Congr. Sess.) I. 152 They were racketeers... They were no longer stealing, and naturally, I didn't know just what it means, but they were mobbed up with Ciro.

1973 J. Peterson Executioner 63 All [prize]fighting on the East Coast was totally ‘mobbed up’.

1986 Los Angeles Times 20 May i. 1 As secretary of Labor, it isn't easy to hear about mobbed-up locals or pension fund abuse.

1991 Esquire June 27/2 IRS and grand-jury interest in Ol' Blue Eyes was enhancing his image as a mobbed-up power broker.

1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Jan. 19/1 Wynn will do..what his wiseguy predecessors failed to accomplish in two generations: erase from the skyline..the memory of the old mobbed-up Las Vegas.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mobbed-up
释义	mobbed-upadj. Brit. /ˌmɒbdˈʌp/, U.S. /ˈmɑbdˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mob n.², -ed suffix², up adv.¹ Etymology: < mob n.² + -ed suffix² + up adv.¹ colloquial (chiefly U.S.). Controlled or influenced by the Mafia; engaged in or connected with organized crime. ΚΠ 1963 J. Valachi in Organized Crime & Illicit Traffic in Narcotics (U.S. Senate Comm. Govt. Operations, 88th Congr. Sess.) I. 152 They were racketeers... They were no longer stealing, and naturally, I didn't know just what it means, but they were mobbed up with Ciro. 1973 J. Peterson Executioner 63 All [prize]fighting on the East Coast was totally ‘mobbed up’. 1986 Los Angeles Times 20 May i. 1 As secretary of Labor, it isn't easy to hear about mobbed-up locals or pension fund abuse. 1991 Esquire June 27/2 IRS and grand-jury interest in Ol' Blue Eyes was enhancing his image as a mobbed-up power broker. 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Jan. 19/1 Wynn will do..what his wiseguy predecessors failed to accomplish in two generations: erase from the skyline..the memory of the old mobbed-up Las Vegas. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1963
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