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mosh.

To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɒʃ/UK/mɑʃ/US
  1. To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.

    intransitive
  2. To intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert.

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

noun/mɒʃ/UK/mɑʃ/US
  1. The moshing style of dancing.

    We had a great mosh at the gig.
Where this word comes from

Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.