moshed; moshing; moshes
: to engage in uninhibited often frenzied activities (such as intentional collision) with others near the stage at a rock concert
mosher
noun
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Seeing 500-plus teenagers and young adults sing, scream and mosh against the backdrop of an upscale outdoor shopping center in Costa Mesa, Calif. is an image that’s forever seared into my brain.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Ronald Reagan, buried in Ventura County, might be spinning in his grave—if not moshing in the pit.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2025
At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
An energetic crowd swayed, sang and moshed along to the iconic 14 tracks while cheering along front man Gerard Way, who played the part of the album’s protagonist in a redemptive and fatalistic arc.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 July 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Ronald Reagan, buried in Ventura County, might be spinning in his grave—if not moshing in the pit.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2025
At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
An energetic crowd swayed, sang and moshed along to the iconic 14 tracks while cheering along front man Gerard Way, who played the part of the album’s protagonist in a redemptive and fatalistic arc.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 July 2025
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“Mosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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