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monster mash

monster mash noun: a particular dance performed to the novelty song Monster Mash (1962).

Noun

the monster mash (plural monster mashes)

  1. A particular dance performed to the novelty song Monster Mash (1962).
    • I was working in the lab late one night
      When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
      For my monster, from his slab, began to rise
      And suddenly, to my surprise
      He did the Mash
      He did the Monster Mash.1962, “Monster Mash”, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers

Forms of monster mash

pluralmonster mashes
alternative formMonster Mash

Questions about monster mash

What does monster mash mean?
Monster mash means a particular dance performed to the novelty song Monster Mash (1962).
What part of speech is monster mash?
Monster mash is a noun.
What is the plural of monster mash?
The plural of monster mash is monster mashes.

Words near monster mash in the dictionary

  1. monster girls
  2. monster group
  3. monster hand
  4. monster hands
  5. Monster Mansion
  6. monster mash
  7. monster mashes
  8. monster meeting
  9. monster meetings
  10. monster movie
  11. monster movies

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