The process of discharging soldiers from military service and returning them to civilian life; present participle of demob.
From 'demob' (demobilize) + '-ing' suffix. The gerund form emerged from British military terminology in the 1940s and became standard in British English.
The word 'demobbing' captures a huge moment in history—after WWII, millions of soldiers were being 'demobbed' all at once, which was such a massive social shift that it created this specialized vocabulary!
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