mosh

American  

[mosh] / mɒʃ /

verb (used without object)

Slang.

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

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mosh British  

/ mɒʃ /

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

Etymology

Origin of mosh

1980–85; perhaps variant of mash ¹

Example Sentences

The song splits the difference between atmospheric trap heaven and hardstyle hell, placing you squarely in a warehouse mosh pit.

From Los Angeles Times

They played in stuffy venues in front of moshing teens—singers often passing the mic around for fans to join in.

From The Wall Street Journal

Geese plays skronky yet weirdly beautiful guitar music that inspires both swaying and moshing; it’s in a clear lineage of NYC acts that stretches back through the Strokes and Television to the Velvet Underground.

From Los Angeles Times

Like the other night, there were two guys dressed as bright yellow bananas in the mosh pit.

From Los Angeles Times

But the ones people hum are the funny ones, the ones you can polka or waltz or mosh to, the ones that pep you up.

From Los Angeles Times