Mosh
(verb)
- To dance aggressively and violently, often in a crowd, typically to punk or heavy metal music.
- To jump, thrash, and collide with other people while dancing at a concert or other event.
Origin:
Derived from the word "mash", which means to press, crush, or grind with a heavy instrument or force. the word "mosh" was first used to describe the act of dancing in a wild and aggressive manner in the 1980s.
Examples:
- The crowd was moshing wildly to the heavy metal band's music.
- The concertgoers were moshin in the pit of the stage.
- The young crowd mosh to the beats of the music.
- He was moshin so hard he hurt his back.
- The crowd was moshing to the beat of the music, and the energy was electric.