mosh

[mosh]

verb (used without object)

Slang.

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

mosh

/ mɒʃ /

noun

1. a type of dance, performed to loud rock music, in which people throw themselves about in a frantic and violent manner

verb

1. (intr) to dance in this manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of mosh¹

1980–85; perhaps variant of mash ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mosh¹

C20: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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The crowd's energy for some of Lamar's earliest songs was electric, with mosh pits erupting throughout the standing areas for Backstreet Freestyle and family ties.

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The pitch was a sea of Black Sabbath T-shirts and rock hand signs, with some areas becoming a melee of moshing.

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At the rave, look for signs of overstimulation, which can present differently with each child — some might shut down while others might start shoving each other mosh pit-style.

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