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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To knock against others intentionally while dancing at a rock concert; slam-dance.

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  • verb intransitive To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.
  • verb transitive To intentionally jump into and collide with another, similarly behaving dancer at a concert.

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  • verb dance the slam dance

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps alteration of mash.]

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Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

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