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crowd surfing

American  
Or crowd-surfing

noun

  1. the act of being passed in a prone position over the heads of the audience, especially at a rock concert.


crowd surfing British  

noun

  1. the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert

"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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She jumps headfirst into the sea of overjoyed fans, with the intention of crowd surfing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

When the Bananas aren’t dancing, they’re wearing stilts, crowd surfing to the plate or singing karaoke on the field.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2022

Even Butch, the Washington State mascot, took his turn crowd surfing on the field at Husky Stadium.

From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021

These included telling performers they should not "partake in high-risk activities" such as crowd surfing, moving through the crowd or throwing personal items from the stage.

From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2021

For the best part of a decade he revelled in relentless touring with his raucous rabble - crowd surfing, smashing up drum kits and all-night sessions on the 60ft Dolls party bus.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2020

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