Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense moshes, present participle moshing, past tense, past participle moshed
verb
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 is all part of the gig experience. [VERB]
mosh in British English
(mɒʃ)
noun
1.
a type of dance, performed to loud rock music, in which people throw themselves about in a frantic and violent manner
verb
2. (intransitive)
to dance in this manner
Word origin
C20: of uncertain origin
mosh in American English
(mɑʃ)
verb intransitive
to engage in a form of dancing to heavy metal music in which dancers freely bump into each other as they jump up and down in an area (mosh pit) usually just in front of the bandstand
Derived forms
moshing (ˈmoshing)
noun
Examples of 'mosh' in a sentence
mosh
It was easier to see Frankie jumping up and down in a mosh pit than plodding around in Vince's arms to a dreamy Anita Baker love song.