Mosh Pit Definition & Meaning

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mosh pit American

noun

1. Slang. an area usually in front of a stage where people mosh at rock concerts.

mosh pit British

noun

1. informal an area at a rock-music concert, usually in front of the stage, where members of the audience dance in a frantic and violent manner

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Etymology

Origin of mosh pit

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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The song splits the difference between atmospheric trap heaven and hardstyle hell, placing you squarely in a warehouse mosh pit.

From Los Angeles Times

She danced and joined the mosh pit.

From Los Angeles Times

Like the other night, there were two guys dressed as bright yellow bananas in the mosh pit.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's a profoundly supportive community, the mosh pit itself is an allegory for all the best things in life - you give yourself total, total freedom, let yourself fall over, let anything happen with the complete knowledge that someone is going to reach out and pick you up if you go down."

From BBC

"I asked you for a mosh pit and I'm not gonna lie to you, it was weak," he scolded, promising to give the crowd something to really get their teeth into.

From BBC

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