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mosh

[mosh]
verb (used without object) Slang.
  1. to engage in a form of frenzied, violent dancing; slam-dance.
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Origin of mosh

1980–85; perhaps variant of mash1
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  • You sall eat all as mosh as you vish, and drink more as you vish, but you cannot go avay.

    Cormorant Crag

    George Manville Fenn

  • Will you be able to reach Peatra by the evening, Mosh Nichifor.

  • “I am afraid of the wolf, Mosh Nichifor,” said Malca, shaking.

  • “I hear, Mosh Nichifor,” replied Malca, trembling and frightened.

  • You must be satisfied with nine shillings, Mosh Nichifor, and my son will give you a tip when you get to Peatra.

British Dictionary definitions for mosh

mosh

noun
  1. a type of dance, performed to loud rock music, in which people throw themselves about in a frantic and violent manner
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verb
  1. (intr) to dance in this manner
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Word Origin

C20: of uncertain origin
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

Word Origin and History for mosh

v.

"to dance (with a certain amount of violence) to metal music in a tightly packed arena," 1987, perhaps a variant of mash. Related: Mosh pit.

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