mosh

verb

ˈmäsh 

moshed; moshing; moshes

intransitive verb

: to engage in uninhibited often frenzied activities (such as intentional collision) with others near the stage at a rock concert

mosher noun

Examples of mosh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Audiences interested in the rock side of Lollapalooza will surely want to check out their early-evening set on the Bud Light stage, where fans will hopefully mosh and get rowdy. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Hardcore rockers Turnstile brought up the energy on the Which stage after dark as video screens showed excited fans moshing in the pit with nothing but smiles on their faces. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Innards are eaten and blood is spelled, and yet the moshing never seems to stop. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026

This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of mash or mush

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mosh

• mosh pit

Rhymes for mosh

• bosh
• frosh
• gosh
• josh
• posh
• quash
• slosh
• squash
• swash
• tosh
• wash
• backwash