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mosh

/mɒʃ/US/mɑʃ/

mosh verb: to dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.

mosh: to dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and...
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Verb

mosh (third-person singular simple present moshes, present participle moshing, simple past and past participle moshed)

  1. (intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.
    • From 9 in the morning (when It Dies Today played the lot) until 9 at night (when Ozzy Osbourne led Black Sabbath on the main stage), hardy fans cheered and moshed and staggered through a stifling but often exciting day.2005 July 28, Kelefa Sanneh, “Heat, Good Cheer, Jagged Music and Even Some Melody”, in New York Times
  2. (rare, transitive) To intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert.

Noun

mosh (plural moshes)

  1. The moshing style of dancing.
    • We had a great mosh at the gig.

Synonyms of mosh

Forms of mosh

Verb
third-person singular presentmoshes
present participlemoshing
past participlemoshed
pastmoshed
Noun
pluralmoshes

Past tense of mosh: moshed

Origin of mosh

Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

Words formed from mosh

Phrases with mosh

Words that rhyme with mosh

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Questions about mosh

What does mosh mean?
Mosh means to dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.
What part of speech is mosh?
Mosh can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce mosh?
Mosh is pronounced /mɒʃ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of mosh?
The past tense of mosh is moshed.

Words near mosh in the dictionary

  1. moseying
  2. moseys
  3. MOSFET
  4. MOSFETs
  5. Mosgiel
  6. mosh
  7. mosh call
  8. mosh circle
  9. mosh circles
  10. mosh pit
  11. mosh pits

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