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.

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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

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Example Sentences

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

Any concerns soon faded however and Mr Gosling told how he enjoyed a spell of crowd surfing on Thursday night.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2021