stage dive

American  

[stayj dahyv] / ˈsteɪdʒ ˌdaɪv /

noun

1. a jump from a stage into the crowd, usually resulting in being caught and carried by the crowd. See crowd surfing.

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verb (used without object)

stage dived, stage diving

1. to jump into a crowd from a stage.

stage-dive British  

verb

1. (intr) to jump off the stage at a concert onto the crowd below

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Other Word Forms

• stage diver noun
• stage-diver noun

Example Sentences

Featuring brand new behind-the-scenes footage, it gave a glimpse into the massive scale of the Eras tour, with Swift travelling under the stage on train tracks and rehearsing the audacious "stage dive" that's become a highlight of the concert.

From BBC

Kids mob the front row, cheering and calling for me to stage dive.

From Literature

Two years earlier, downloads of Lady Gaga's music increased by more than 1,000% after a 12-minute tour-de-force that began with a stage dive from the roof of the Houston's NRG Stadium.

From BBC

For a brief moment, it looked almost as though he were going to stage dive into the crowd.

From BBC

For all the adrenaline, Scott’s still capable of cooling things down, digitally crooning like hip-hop’s love sick Sinatra who might stage dive out of his cufflinks a minute later during “Drugs You Should Try It.”

From Seattle Times