dogpile
To jump into a dogpileTo jump into a dogpile.
» Tom was dogpiled on Bluesky.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(US, ambitransitive, colloquial, often)To jump into a dogpile.
(US, ambitransitive, colloquial, figuratively)To pile on, to overwhelm in other senses.
(Internet)For many participants to attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).
Examples
1 sentencesTom was dogpiled on Bluesky.
Origin
From dog + pile. In reference to piles of people, originally as a noun after earlier pig pFrom dog + pile. In reference to piles of people, originally as a noun after earlier pig pile. In reference to dog excrement, a clipping of pile of shit.
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Forms
dogpiles, dogpiling, dogpiled, dogpiledSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.