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mosh

[mosh]
–verb (used without object) Slang.
to engage in a form of frenzied, violent dancing; slam-dance.

Origin:
1980–85; perh. var. of mash 1
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mosh   (mŏsh)   
v.   moshed, mosh·ing, mosh·es

v.   intr.
To knock against others intentionally while dancing at a rock concert; slam-dance.
v.   tr.
To knock against (someone) intentionally while dancing at a rock concert.

[Perhaps alteration of mash.]
mosh'er n.
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Word Origin & History

mosh 
"to dance (with a certain amount of violence) to metal music in a tightly packed arena," 1987, perhaps a variant of mash.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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