Meaning & use
dogpile
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To pile on top of someone or something in a group, or to criticize or attack someone en masse, especially online.
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The kids dogpiled onto the beanbag chair, laughing the whole time.
After her comment went viral, strangers began to dogpile her on social media.
A note on using this word
Increasingly used in its figurative sense to describe coordinated online criticism, beyond its original meaning of physically piling on top of someone.
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