stagedive meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

stagedive

noun

Etymology From stage + dive.

A leap from the stage of a concert onto the audience below.

I also heard Yow's boots later that night after a particularly tangled stagedive.2014, The Jesus Lizard Book, page 163:

verb

Etymology From stage + dive.

To leap from the stage of a concert onto the audience below.

I deserve to get raped by a crowd if I stagedive in a dress, I deserve to get raped if I go to a bar and I'm wearing a bikini, I deserve to get raped because I did all these things I said before — nipping a hot young rock star in the bud, having a baby, having been a stripper, having used drugs.1998, John M. Rocco, Brian Rocco, The Nirvana Companion, page 131:
People invented new and silly ways to dance and stagedive, and bands like Isocracy—made up of Gilman volunteers—came up with numerous stunts to keep themselves and the audience entertained at their shows ( this usually involved a lot of throwing stuff back and forth).2004, Brian Edge, 924 Gilman: The Story So Far, page 17:

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In New York, people didn't even know how to stagedive.2010, Steven Blush, George Petros, American Hardcore, page 192: