mosh

verb
/mɒʃ/UK/mɑʃ/US

Etymology

Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

Definitions

  1. To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving…

    To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.

    • 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. To intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert.

  3. The moshing style of dancing.

    • We had a great mosh at the gig.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA