on mass

English

Adverb

Eggcorn of en masse.
- 2016, Shane Blackman, “The emotional imagination: exploring critical ventriloquy […]”, in Shane Blackman, Michelle Kempson, editors, The Subcultural Imagination […], →ISBN, page 75:
  The atmosphere was degenerating and then the girls decided it was time to leave on mass.
- 2018 September 28, Tom Flanagan, “Family baffled after mysterious 'alien mass' appears on their driveway”, in Yahoo! News:
  [“]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.
- 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:
  Heavy rains and winds threaten to batter Koh Phangan, Koh Tao and Koh Samui which have seen holidaymakers leave on mass, officials said.

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