Meanings
adverb
- Eggcorn of en masse.
The atmosphere was degenerating and then the girls decided it was time to leave on mass.
2016, Shane Blackman, “The emotional imagination: exploring critical ventriloquy […]”, in Shane Blackman, Michelle Kempson, editors, The Subcultural Imagination […], →ISBN, page 752 more examples
[“]They are either for mating purposes or they may be moving on mass looking for areas in the garden with a higher moisture content,” he said.
2018 September 28, Tom Flanagan, “Family baffled after mysterious 'alien mass' appears on their driveway”, in Yahoo! NewsHeavy rains and winds threaten to batter Koh Phangan, Koh Tao and Koh Samui which have seen holidaymakers leave on mass, officials said.
2019 January 4, Mark Hodge, James Cox, “Trouble in paradise: Tropical storm Pabuk sparks mass panic on Thai island resorts as 50,000 tourists flee 22-foot waves and heavy rain”, in The Sun
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Chicago
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