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mosh en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /mɒʃ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /mɑʃ/ (US)

Etymology

Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

Meanings

  1. The moshing style of dancing.
    • We had a great mosh at the gig.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
moshes Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

slam dance · wall of death · slam dancing

mosh en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /mɒʃ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /mɑʃ/ (US)

Etymology

Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) 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. 2005 July 28, Kelefa Sanneh, “Heat, Good Cheer, Jagged Music and Even Some Melody”, in New York Times:
  2. (rare, transitive) To intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert.

Forms

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moshing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
moshed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
moshed Tense=Past lexicographic
moshes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

mosh call · mosher · datamosh · moshable · mosh pit · mosh circle

Synonyms

slam-dance · slam · thrash

Translations (9)

de Pogo tanzen (wild, jumping dancing) · de Pogo tanzen (jump and collide with other dancer) · it pogare (jump and collide with other dancer) · fr pogoter (wild, jumping dancing) · pt moshar (wild, jumping dancing) · de jemanden antanzen (jump and collide with other dancer) · fr pogoter (jump and collide with other dancer) · nl pogoën (wild, jumping dancing) · hu pogózik (wild, jumping dancing)