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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The two benches and dugouts cleared as the two men made momentary physical contact, sparking a brown and blue mosh pit of sorts behind home plate to cap a series that left both sides more black and blue and chapped than anything else. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 20 June 2025 When Poulin struck out the last batter of the game, players sprinted out of the dugout and joined those on the field, hopping up and down in a mosh pit of celebration. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025 Revelers formed mosh pits, blared boom boxes and climbed onto street lights, cars and even billboards. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025 The closest that Eurovision ever got to producing a mosh pit came in 2015. Nick Allen, Vulture, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mosh pit

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First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mosh pit was in 1988

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“Mosh pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh%20pit. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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