noun
Meaning 1
The moshing style of dancing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We had a great mosh at the gig.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mosh
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /mɒʃ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /mɑʃ/
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rhymes with -ɒʃ
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CMU ARPABET: M AO1 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
dance the slam dance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slam dance, slam, thrash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
History
Etymology
Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: pogoën — wild, jumping dancing
- French: pogoter — wild, jumping dancing
- German: Pogo tanzen — wild, jumping dancing
- Hungarian: pogózik — wild, jumping dancing
- Portuguese: moshar — wild, jumping dancing
- French: pogoter — jump and collide with other dancer
- German: Pogo tanzen — jump and collide with other dancer
- German: jemanden antanzen — jump and collide with other dancer
- Italian: pogare — jump and collide with other dancer