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mosh

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:10 pm
by mmb16
Where in the world did this word come from? (as in mosh pit) Is it just a made up word or does it have connection with some meaning?

Re: mosh

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:32 am
by Perry Lassiter
Dictionaries say the word showed up in the 80's as heavy metal dancing, usually near the stage, where the dancers banged into one another. They tentatively think it was coined from mash or mush.

Re: mosh

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:00 am
by Philip Hudson
Isn't the word pit the pits?