dogpile
/ˈdɔɡ ˌpaɪl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The situation where many participants attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).
noun
verb
For many participants to attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).
Example Sentences
- "The bottom man of a 'dog pile' in a fraternity house scuffle is in a hospital with a neck dislocation."
- "Purdy tucked the pigskin under his elbow and cantered over a dog-pile for a tally."
- "Unscrambling the dogpile of objects can be messy."
- "Mrs. Brown cleaned her lawn up bright and early each day; Picked up all the dog piles so her children could play."
- "He can either take a beating from one man or... be dogpiled by a dozen men."
- "I fumbled the snap, fell on the ball and about 10 guys dog-piled on top of me."
Etymology
From 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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɔɡ ˌpaɪl/
- British English: /ˈdɒɡ pʌɪl/
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial