English Explanatory Dictionary

dogpile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disorderly pile of people formed by jumping upon a victim.
  2. Any similarly disorderly pile of people or things.
  3. A pile of dog excrement.
  4. The situation where many participants attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).
  5. A cache stampede.
verb
  1. To jump into a dogpile.
  2. To pile on, to overwhelm in other senses.
  3. For many participants to attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒɡ pʌɪl/ /ˈdɔɡ ˌpaɪl/ /ˈdɑɡ ˌpaɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dogpile.wav

Word forms

dogpile dogpiles dog pile dog-pile dogpiling dogpiled

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.

Synonyms

pig pile scrum ruck stacks on the mill stacks on pile-up dogshit pile up bundle

Related words

more sacks to the mill stack-upon-the-kill

Derived words

dogpiler
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