mosh pit
noun
: an area in front of a stage where very physical and rough dancing takes place at a rock concert
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As the band played, their fans’ dancing eventually turned into a mosh pit.
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David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
An individual particle can find some peace; a trillion billion are like a mosh pit.
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
For many of the afternoon-arriving spectators, the steamy walk into the festival was filled with chatter of favorite bands, mosh pit stories, cigarette smoke and smiles.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
That connection eventually drew him from headbanging and mosh pits in central Indiana venues to the peace and quiet of the outdoors.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
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David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
An individual particle can find some peace; a trillion billion are like a mosh pit.
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
For many of the afternoon-arriving spectators, the steamy walk into the festival was filled with chatter of favorite bands, mosh pit stories, cigarette smoke and smiles.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
That connection eventually drew him from headbanging and mosh pits in central Indiana venues to the peace and quiet of the outdoors.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Mosh pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh%20pit. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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