Meanings
proper noun
- datedDerogatory name for Baltimore: a large city in Maryland, United States.
Origin
From mob + town, used in print as early as 1838 by The Baltimore Sun.
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APA
Mobtown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mobtown
MLA
“Mobtown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mobtown. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mobtown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mobtown.
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