Phrase guide

mosh pit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The spontaneous dance floor created in front of a stage when people mosh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From mosh + pit.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kotel — mosh dance floor
  • Dutch: pogokring — mosh dance floor
  • Finnish: mosh pit — mosh dance floor
  • Finnish: pitti — mosh dance floor
  • French: mosh pit — mosh dance floor
  • German: Pogokreis — mosh dance floor
  • German: Moshpit — mosh dance floor
  • German: Schlammgrube — mosh dance floor
  • Irish: log maiseála — mosh dance floor
  • Japanese: モッシュピット (mosshupitto) — mosh dance floor
  • Serbo-Croatian: шу̏тка — mosh dance floor
  • Serbo-Croatian: šȕtka — mosh dance floor
  • Spanish: hoya mosh — mosh dance floor
  • Swedish: moshpit — mosh dance floor