What (who) is mosh - definition

STYLE OF DANCE

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mosh

¦ verb informal dance to rock music in a violent manner involving jumping up and down and deliberately colliding with other dancers.

Origin

1980s: perh. from mash or mush¹.

mosh

Slam dancing. Usually associated with heavy metal music.
Back in '85 I saw Slayer play, and the first time they played the then-new song Angel of Death, the whole club was one big Mosh Pit.

mosh

If people at a rock concert mosh, they jump up and down together in front of the stage, often pushing each other.

Moshing down the front, crushed against the stage in a sweat-drenched T-shirt is all part of the gig experience.

VERB: V

Wikipedia

Moshing

Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) is an extreme style of dancing in which participants push or slam into each other, typically performed to "aggressive" live music such as heavy metal and punk rock. Moshing usually happens in the center of the crowd, generally closer to the stage, in an area called the "mosh pit". It is intended to be energetic and full of body contact.

The dance style originated in the hardcore punk scenes of California and Washington, D.C., around 1980. Through the 1980s it spread to other branches of punk rock as well as grunge and thrash metal, which exposed it to the mainstream. Since then, moshing has occasionally been performed to energetic music within a wide variety of genres, including alternative rock, electronic dance music and hip hop, while remaining a staple in heavy metal shows.

Variations of moshing exist, including "pogoing", "circle pits", and "wall of death". Dancing can be done alone as well as in groups.

While moshing is seen as a form of positive fan feedback or expression of enjoyment, it has also drawn criticism over dangerous excesses in its violence. Injuries and even deaths have been reported in the crush of mosh pits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshing

Pronunciation examples for mosh

1. Rall on mosh.

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2. MOSHE SAKAL: Six.

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3. MOSHE SAKAL: Yeah.

The Diamond Setter _ Moshe Sakal _ Talks at Google

4. MOSHE SAKAL: Thank you.

The Diamond Setter _ Moshe Sakal _ Talks at Google

5. MOSHE SAKAL: Thank you, David.

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Examples of use of mosh

1. He calls his staff his saving grace, comparing himself to a bodysurfer diving into a mosh.

2. People were putting their luggage over the fence like a mosh–pit.

3. In Greenwood, most of the room is drawn to the stage, leaping up and down as if it were a mosh pit.

4. "We figured: What did we have to lose?" Within months, Hillary Clinton was pleading for a "zone of privacy" in the mosh pit of the 1''2 campaign.

5. Investor message boards long ago degenerated into a mosh pit of harsh invective and uncorroborated rumor traded between bullish and bearish advocates of specific stocks.