MOSH PIT Definition & Meaning

mosh pit

noun

Slang. an area usually in front of a stage where people mosh at rock concerts.

mosh pit

noun

informal.
an area at a rock-music concert, usually in front of the stage, where members of the audience dance in a frantic and violent manner

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of mosh pit¹

First recorded in 1985–90

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

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On tours for her previous albums “Modus Vivendi” and “You Can’t Kill Me,” she took more of “a rock star approach” where things were artfully careless — like when the singer, dressed in a suit and tie, would crowd surf atop a mosh pit every night.

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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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The goal set off wild celebrations inside an electric Scotiabank Arena — and outside the rink as Maple Leaf Square turned into a mosh pit of blue and white.

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