mosh

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"elbowed someone in the nose during the mosh was abit amusing i have to say" scars from moshing are the best, major kudos

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  1. intransitive verb To knock against others intentionally while dancing at a rock concert; slam-dance.
  2. transitive verb To knock against (someone) intentionally while dancing at a rock concert.

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  • Xian made him uneasy, partly because of her incredible mosh -- power in Alspeke, the only language that all humans spoke -- and partly because her appetite for jewels was matched only by her well-known appetite for young men. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 03 - March 2002
  • What had been the austere VIP section looked like a mosh pit as the people in there panicked, clawing at one another to get out of the pews. —  Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
  • Big Nurse examines the status panel above my head and asks how I'm feeling—pretty good, considering that leprechauns have recently used my body as a mosh pit—then she slips back the bedcovers from my arm. —  Steele, Allen - [Near-Space 05] - A King of Infinite Space
  • A little mosh --power in Alspeke, the only language that all humans understood -- was a pain in the butt. —  F ;SF; - vol 099 issue 06 - December 2000
  • Was anything in the world as fluid as mosh, so apt to slip out of your hands? —  F ;SF; - vol 099 issue 06 - December 2000
 

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