flashcrowd

English

noun
Definitions
  • The large number of people brought by the sudden increase in popularity of an Internet site or resource due to an event or link from another site.

Etymology

Compound from English flash + English crowd (a kind of violin).

Origin

English

crowd

Gloss

a kind of violin

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