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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At the bottom of the half-pipe, a mosh pit swirled around a small stage.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Not only is foot traffic, bicycle and e-bike activity expected to increase, but Ada County Highway District’s street-closure mosh pit will get crazier.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
The brief trailer for the project begins with an open field, which clips over to the image of a boy in the pouring rain, and closes out with a tried and true Turnstile mosh pit.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
College sports has also become a mercenary mosh pit, and today UCLA football and Nico Iamaleava are rolling around in the filth, both making big money, both noticeably poorer.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Not only is foot traffic, bicycle and e-bike activity expected to increase, but Ada County Highway District’s street-closure mosh pit will get crazier.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
The brief trailer for the project begins with an open field, which clips over to the image of a boy in the pouring rain, and closes out with a tried and true Turnstile mosh pit.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
College sports has also become a mercenary mosh pit, and today UCLA football and Nico Iamaleava are rolling around in the filth, both making big money, both noticeably poorer.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Mosh pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh%20pit. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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