Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To knock against others intentionally while dancing at a rock concert; slam-dance.
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- verb intransitive To
dance byintentionally jumping into andcolliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing otherwild ,aggressive , orspastic movements . - verb transitive To intentionally jump into and collide with another, similarly behaving dancer at a concert.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb dance the slam dance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The so-called mosh pit is the kiss of death for whoever performs there.
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Mache (pronounced "mosh" and accented with a little French hat above the 'a' which I can't seem to figure out on Blogger) is a fresh-tasting salad green, pricey but elegant looking so good for special occasions.
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Paloma Faith trying to be down with the kids as she ask them to 'mosh' to the most soulful of tunes.
Virtual Festivals 2010
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Still ... is it enough to make me watch SPN and get in the mosh pit of fandom batshit?
eyes. nantahala 2009
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Acclaimed video artist Floria Sigismondi directs from her own script, and her luscious camerawork captures every sweaty detail-from the filthy trailer where the women practice to the mosh pits of Tokyo.
Teaser Poster for THE RUNAWAYS Starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning – Collider.com 2010
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With all the hooplawdy about wolves and the would we shoot and should we shoot stuff being belched forth like bad BBQ and good beer at a NASCAR race I thought I'd toss this tidbit into the mosh pit.
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Probably louder and more earnest than a lot of mosh pits.
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It starred Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton as a repo protegee and his jaded mentor and threw in everything from aliens to embryonic mosh pits to West Coast punk rock hooligans carrying out burglaries at low-rent convenience stores, not to mention the classic movie line: “John Wayne was a fag.”
Which came first? “Repo Men” or “Repo! The Genetic Opera”? » Scene-Stealers 2010
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So I am going to keep braving the Grade 5 mosh pit to keep up their unbridled enthusiasm even if it means a few lost books and not being able to hear as well.
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Acclaimed video artist Floria Sigismondi directs from her own script, and her luscious camerawork captures every sweaty detail-from the filthy trailer where the women practice to the mosh pits of Tokyo.
lampbane commented on the word mosh
"Come along follow me as I lead through the darkness
As I provide just enough spark that we need to proceed
Carry on, give me hope, give me strength
Come with me and I won't steer you wrong
Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog
To the light at the end of the tunnel
We gonna fight, we gonna charge, we gonna stomp, we gonna march
Through the swamp, we gonna mosh through the marsh
Take us right through the doors (c'mon)"
July 31, 2007