Mosh
/mɑʃ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The moshing style of dancing.
"We had a great mosh at the gig."
Verb
- 1 To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements. intransitive
"From 9 in the morning (when It Dies Today played the lot) until 9 at night (when Ozzy Osbourne led Black Sabbath on the main stage), hardy fans cheered and moshed and staggered through a stifling but often exciting day."
- 2 dance the slam dance wordnet
- 3 To intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert. rare, transitive
Example
More examples"From 9 in the morning (when It Dies Today played the lot) until 9 at night (when Ozzy Osbourne led Black Sabbath on the main stage), hardy fans cheered and moshed and staggered through a stifling but often exciting day."
Etymology
Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.