moshes
Dances with collision
Moshes is the third-person singular of mosh, meaning to dance aggressively at a rock or punk concert, typically in a mosh pit where participants deliberately collide with each other: The crowd moshes whenever the band plays their biggest hit.
The activity emerged from punk and hardcore scenes in the 1980s.
Spring-loaded hopping stick
- headbangViolent rhythmic nodding
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- stage-diveLeap into concert audience
- flailingUncontrolled limb movement
skanking · slam · push · shove · collide · jump · bounce · spin
Fruit's hard seed
- concertLive musical performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- gigShort-term paid work
- clubOrganization with membership
venue · floor · barrier · stage · crowd · throng · audience · participants
Raw, fast rock genre
pogo
Spring-loaded hopping stick
- headbangViolent rhythmic nodding
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- stage-diveLeap into concert audience
flailing · skanking · slam · push · shove · collide · jump · bounce · spin · charge
pit
Fruit's hard seed
club · venue · floor · barrier · stage · crowd · throng · audience · participants · pack
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
- freneticWildly agitated, fast
- violentInvolving physical force
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
brutal · wild · reckless · explosive · physical · ferocious · uncontrolled · turbulent · sweaty · bruising
catharsis
Purification through emotional expression
- unleashTo release from restraint
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- abandonLeave behind permanently
freedom · relief · euphoria · rush · outlet · vent · purge · escape