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mosh

[ mosh ]

verb (used without object)

Slang.
  1. to engage in a form of frenzied, violent dancing; slam-dance.


mosh

/ ɒʃ /

noun

  1. a type of dance, performed to loud rock music, in which people throw themselves about in a frantic and violent manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to dance in this manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mosh1

1980–85; perhaps variant of mash 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mosh1

C20: of uncertain origin
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Elizabeth describes the scene as a moshing crowd of people in cropped tees and raw-hemmed Dickies.

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The group’s eclectic version of cumbia punk prompted a mosh pit.

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After each game, they wade into the crowd in a mosh pit of high-fives and hugs.

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L.A.’s Zulu is one of the fiercest live bands around, but its members aspire to generate more than just a roiling mosh pit: ‘The point is to build a community.’

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Everyone knows better than to mosh and damage any of the equipment.

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