pig pile
Meanings
verb
- To cause a group of people to lie in a pile upon another, originally as a punishment to the victim on the bottom.
- To jump into such a pile.
- To act similarly with regard to residential density: to live or cause to live in high-density settlements.
noun
- A disorderly pile of people formed by jumping upon a victim.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Originally as a verb, by analogy with the disorderly huddling behavior of pigs.
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