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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespogo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈpo.ɣo/
"Se armó un gran pogo en las primeras filas del concierto de rock."
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A violent, energetic style of dancing in which members of a crowd slam into each other, typically performed to punk rock or heavy metal music.
"The concert erupted into aggressive slam-dancing the moment the band played their opening chord."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 1970s during the height of the punk rock movement, combining 'slam' (denoting violent impact or forceful closing) and 'dancing'. The term emerged in the United States and the United Kingdom to describe the aggressive, physical style of dancing characteristic of punk concerts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slam-dancing" is said worldwide
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pogo
Transliteration: /pɔ.ɡo/
"Le concert était si intense qu'un énorme pogo s'est formé."
Pogo
Transliteration: /ˈpoːɡo/
"Die Fans fingen an zu pogoen, als die Punkband anfing zu spielen."
pogo
Transliteration: /ˈpɔ.ɡo/
"Durante il concerto punk c'era molto pogo sotto il palco."
pogo
Transliteration: /ˈpo.ɣo/
"Se armó un gran pogo en las primeras filas del concierto de rock."
pogo
Transliteration: /ˈpɔ.ɡu/
"O público começou a fazer pogo assim que a música pesada começou."
स्लैम्-डांसिंग
Transliteration: slam-dancing
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"रॉक संगीत के दौरान भीड़ में स्लैम्-डांसिंग शुरू हो गई।"
撞迪斯科
Transliteration: zhuàng dí sī kē
Script: 中文汉字
"朋克演唱会上观众们开始了激烈的撞迪斯科。"
슬램 댄싱
Transliteration: seullaem daensing
Script: 한국어 한글
"콘서트장에서 팬들이 격렬한 슬램 댄싱을 즐겼다."
モッシュ
Transliteration: mosshu
Script: 日本語
"パンクのライブで観客が激しいモッシュを繰り広げた。"
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