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Definitions for mosh
mɒʃmosh

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. slam dance, slam, mosh, thrashverb

    dance the slam dance

Wiktionary

  1. moshverb

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

  2. moshverb

    To intentionally jump into and collide with another, similarly behaving dancer at a concert.

  3. Etymology: Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

Wikipedia

  1. mosh

    Moshing is a form of concert dancing.

ChatGPT

  1. mosh

    Mosh, also known as moshing, is a style of dance primarily performed to live music, typically within the genre of heavy metal, punk, and other aggressive or high-energy music. It is characterized by participants pushing, shoving, or slamming into each other. The dance originated in the hardcore punk scenes of California in the 1980s. It is often associated with concerts, festivals, and music events and can be potentially hazardous due to its violent nature. This activity typically takes place in an area in front of the stage called the "mosh pit."

Rap Dictionary

  1. moshverb

    To dance wildly. Phenomenon at hip-hop and rock concerts [it started at punk concerts] where a group of people who fight to the music, just like dancing. This dancing usually takes place just before the podium in the middle, a spot referred to as the "mosh pit". "The stars and stripes, they've been swiped, washed out and wiped And replaced with his own face, mosh now or die" -- Eminem

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  1. mhos

  2. ohms

  3. OHMS

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mosh in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mosh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of mosh in a Sentence

  1. Rami Hashish:

    Upwards of 60 % of injuries in mosh pits are to the head -- these can range in severity from a bump or bruise to a traumatic brain injury. And can be the result of flailing arms, getting pushed into another person, or falling to the ground.

  2. Joe Biden:

    I shouldn't have said what I said. I shouldn't have brought it up again because I don't want to get down in the mosh pit with this guy.

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