circle pitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

People dancing in a circle pit at a concert of the Dutch alternative rock band De Staat at the Zwarte Cross Festival in 2016.

From circle +‎ pit, modelled after mosh pit.

発音

• (Received 発音, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜɹkəl ˌpɪt/
• ハイフネーション: cir‧cle pit

名詞

circle pit (複数形 circle pits)

1. (dance, music) A dance at a concert where participants mosh in a circular path, leaving the centre clear.
   • 2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, ISSN 0261-3077, OCLC 229952407, archived from the original on 8 April 2019:

     Call Me in the Morning also fuses old and new, referencing the Rolling Stones' Paint It Black while swimming in Auto-Tune. The circle pit then swirls anew for Open the Till, which features a yellable chorus and more gnomic Skinnerisms. "You make ends meet," he [Mike Skinner] notes, "then they move the ends."

関連する語

• mosh pit