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 entire place was a giant mosh pit, and in the middle of it, the fans made a human pyramid that was 3 people high and hoisted a Brazilian flag with a Yellowcard logo in the middle of it.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
Organizers, activists, public defenders, teachers, the presidents of Chile and Finland have all spent time in our mosh pit.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2023
His set at one point even prompted two separate mosh pits for ecstatic pogoers.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
His career is a convergence of long-simmering trends in rap: the proliferation of pharmaceutical drugs, the mainstreaming of streetwear, the embrace of the mosh pit, the obsession with marketing.
—Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
Similarly, Three 6 Mafia fed off the audience’s energy, even encouraging a mosh pit.
—Diana Leyva, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
Don’t count on a mosh pit — but do expect crowds of multiple generations rocking out to the high-energy performances.
—Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Japanese punk group, Otoboke Beaver, opened up the mosh pit with the heaviest set on the bill, while the audience calmly enjoyed smooth R&B tracks from Baby Rose.
—Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Like the welts and bruises that bloom in a mosh pit, the Boston hardcore band SSD left quite a mark in its brief four-year existence.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
Organizers, activists, public defenders, teachers, the presidents of Chile and Finland have all spent time in our mosh pit.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2023
His set at one point even prompted two separate mosh pits for ecstatic pogoers.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
His career is a convergence of long-simmering trends in rap: the proliferation of pharmaceutical drugs, the mainstreaming of streetwear, the embrace of the mosh pit, the obsession with marketing.
—Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
Similarly, Three 6 Mafia fed off the audience’s energy, even encouraging a mosh pit.
—Diana Leyva, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
Don’t count on a mosh pit — but do expect crowds of multiple generations rocking out to the high-energy performances.
—Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Japanese punk group, Otoboke Beaver, opened up the mosh pit with the heaviest set on the bill, while the audience calmly enjoyed smooth R&B tracks from Baby Rose.
—Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Like the welts and bruises that bloom in a mosh pit, the Boston hardcore band SSD left quite a mark in its brief four-year existence.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1988, in the meaning defined above
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“Mosh pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh%20pit. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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