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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Shapiro goes on at 6:30 p.m., accompanied by a pyrotechnics display worthy of the WWE — an elfin figure in an off-the-rack sports coat occupying center stage, cheered on like a pop siren by a mosh pit filled with blond 20-somethings in Stetsons and MAGA hats.
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
The pit became a war zone with two mosh pits turning like tornados, one clockwise and the other counterclockwise.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Aug. 2024
Ultimately, that means people who might otherwise order all of their gifts online have reasons to seek them out in person—even if moving through throngs of other shoppers in central London can feel like trying to survive a mosh pit.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
The result is a show where one section is focused on reciting his lyrics, while the other is throwing their bodies into each other in a mosh pit.
—Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
The pit became a war zone with two mosh pits turning like tornados, one clockwise and the other counterclockwise.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Aug. 2024
Ultimately, that means people who might otherwise order all of their gifts online have reasons to seek them out in person—even if moving through throngs of other shoppers in central London can feel like trying to survive a mosh pit.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
The result is a show where one section is focused on reciting his lyrics, while the other is throwing their bodies into each other in a mosh pit.
—Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Mosh pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh%20pit. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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