different between nosh vs mosh

English

Etymology

From Yiddish ?????? (nashn), from Middle High German naschen (“nibble”) (which is also the parent of German naschen), from Old High German nask?n (“to nibble; parasite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskw?n (“to weaken; make soft; tenderise”). Doublet of nesh.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /n??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

nosh (countable and uncountable, plural noshes)

1. (slang) Food; a light meal or snack.
2. (Polari) Fellatio.

Derived terms

• (food): noshery (“restaurant”)

Translations

Verb

nosh (third-person singular simple present noshes, present participle noshing, simple past and past participle noshed)

1. (slang, intransitive, usually with on) To eat a snack or light meal.

2. (Polari) To perform fellatio (on); to blow.

Related terms

• (to eat): nosh up (“meal; feast”)
• (to fellate): nosh off

Translations

Anagrams

• Hons, NOHs, Nohs, Shon

English

Etymology

Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??/
• Rhymes: -??

Verb

mosh (third-person singular simple present moshes, present participle moshing, simple past and past participle moshed)

1. (intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.
   • 2005 July 28, Kelefa Sanneh, “Heat, Good Cheer, Jagged Music and Even Some Melody”, New York Times

     From 9 in the morning (when It Dies Today played the lot) until 9 at night (when Ozzy Osbourne led Black Sabbath on the main stage), hardy fans cheered and moshed and staggered through a stifling but often exciting day.

2. (transitive) To intentionally jump into and collide with another, similarly behaving dancer at a concert.

Synonyms

• slam
• slam-dance
• thrash

Derived terms

• mosh circle
• mosher
• mosh pit

Translations

See also

• slam dance
• slam dancing

Anagrams

• H.M.S.O., HMOs, Homs, OHMS, mhos, ohms

Aromanian

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly a substratum term or related to Albanian moshë. Compare Romanian mo?.

Noun

mosh m (plural mosh, feminine equivalent moashi)

1. old man

Synonyms

• bitãrnu
• aush
• pap
• tot