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mosh call

mosh call noun: a shouted cue or musical prompt given by a performer, typically in hardcore or metal performances, intended to incite or signal the start of moshing among the audience.

Noun

mosh call (plural mosh calls)

  1. A shouted cue or musical prompt given by a performer, typically in hardcore or metal performances, intended to incite or signal the start of moshing among the audience.
    • It’s a glorious pact between band and audience to go hard as balls, and for me, no moment better embodies this utopian pursuit than the 'mosh call.' This is the part of the song where the frenzied riffing comes to a head and a space emerges for the vocalist to intelligibly say something an audience...2022 April 16, Towers, Julian, The Austin Chronicle

Forms of mosh call

pluralmosh calls

Origin of mosh call

From mosh + call.

Questions about mosh call

What does mosh call mean?
Mosh call means a shouted cue or musical prompt given by a performer, typically in hardcore or metal performances, intended to incite or signal the start of moshing among the audience.
What part of speech is mosh call?
Mosh call is a noun.
What is the plural of mosh call?
The plural of mosh call is mosh calls.

Words near mosh call in the dictionary

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

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