Mosh

//mɑʃ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The moshing style of dancing.

    "We had a great mosh at the gig."

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    dance the slam dance wordnet
  3. 3
    To intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert. rare, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
slamthrashslam danceslamslam danceslam-dance

Example

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"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.

Related phrases

mosh callmosh circlemosh pitslam danceslam dancing

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