mosh pit

noun

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

mosh pit

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mosh pit¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

In the middle of a standard VRChat session, which is itself a mosh pit of clashing avatars and frenetic voice chat, a user who was wearing a full body tracking suit apparently had a seizure.

From Time

This year, it seems the DJ threw on a two-minute blast of punk, and agencies will emerge from the mosh pit with more bruises than the networks.

From Digiday

“I see a mosh pit forming right here,” Beck said as he pointed at the people right in front of him.

From The Daily Beast

“There are ways to respond and contrast without remaining in the mosh pit,” she said.

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps that lesson next week will be rattling around the great public mosh pit we know fondly as the White House press room.

From The Daily Beast