stage-dive (pluralstage-dives)
- Alternative form ofstagedive.
2001, Everett True,Live Through This: American Rock Music in the Nineties, page17:A couple of Lamefest showcases at London's Astoria saw Tad, Nirvana and Mudhoney vying for media attention and to see who could complete the most outrageousstage-dive.
stage-dive (third-person singular simple presentstage-dives,present participlestage-diving,simple paststage-divedor(chiefly US)stage-dove,past participlestage-dived)
- Alternative form ofstagedive.
2002, Mary F. Brewer,Exclusions in Feminist Thought, page126:Referring to her tour with Nine Inch Nails, Love states: “ In Minneapolis, I wore a dress that was so restricting and heels that were five inches high, I could barelystage-dive.
2007, Rachel Trezise,Dial M for Merthyr: On Tour with Midasuno, page109:I discovered them at a local workingman's club where I reverted into a fourteen-year-old; stole onto the stage during their performance, nicked Slash's felt top hat, kissed Duff on the cheek andstage-dived off .
2011, Steve Dennis Taboo,Fallin' Up: My Story, page167:A mass of hands passed me around like an inflatable human, and I never stopped enjoying the craziness. At one gig, the energy was so crazy that the Peas turned into leaping lemmings after me. Aplstage-dived. Then Will.
