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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One second, my eyes were glued to the guitarist perched precariously on a speaker, the next, someone else was scaling the stairs, while the frontman tried to start a mosh pit in the middle of the crowd.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025
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
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025
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
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“Mosh pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh%20pit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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