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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMoshpit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɔʃˌpɪt
"Während des Metal-Konzerts bildete sich ein wilder Moshpit vor der Bühne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area in front of a stage at a rock, metal, or punk concert where people violently push and slam into each other.
"Security struggled to maintain order as the crowd formed a massive mosh pit during the headliner's opening song." - 2
Any chaotic, densely packed area characterized by vigorous physical interaction.
"Trying to get through the crowded train station felt like navigating a mosh pit."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'mosh', which originated in the American hardcore punk scene of the early 1980s (likely derived from 'mould' or 'mash' as a way to describe violent dancing), and 'pit', referring to the designated enclosure or area in front of a stage. It gained widespread cultural adoption globally during the alternative rock and grunge explosion of the 1990s.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mosh pit" is said worldwide
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fosse
Transliteration: fos
"Il y avait une ambiance incroyable dans la fosse pendant le concert de rock."
Moshpit
Transliteration: mɔʃˌpɪt
"Während des Metal-Konzerts bildete sich ein wilder Moshpit vor der Bühne."
pogo
Transliteration: ˈpɔɡo
"Molti fan hanno iniziato a ballare nel pogo quando la band ha suonato."
pogo
Transliteration: ˈpoɣo
"Se armó un pogo impresionante en las primeras filas del concierto."
roda de pogo
Transliteration: ˈʁɔdɐ dʒi ˈpɔɡu
"O vocalista convidou o público a abrir uma roda de pogo."
मोश पिट
Transliteration: mosh pit
"रॉक कॉन्सर्ट के दौरान भीड़ मोश पिट में कूदने लगी।"
疯狂 slammed 舞区
Transliteration: móshǐ pǐtè
Script: 猛撞区
"摇滚音乐会现场的猛撞区里气氛非常狂热。"
모시 핏
Transliteration: mosi pit
"록 콘서트 관객들이 무대 앞에서 모시 핏을 만들었습니다."
モッシュピット
Transliteration: mosshupitto
"パンクのライブで激しいモッシュピットが起きた。"
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