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Meaning of dogpile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈdɒɡ pʌɪl/

Definitions

  1. A disorderly pile of people formed by jumping upon a victim.
    US, colloquial
  2. Any similarly disorderly pile of people or things.
    US, colloquial, figuratively
  3. A pile of dog excrement.
    US, colloquial, euphemistic
  4. The situation where many participants attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).
    Internet
  5. A cache stampede.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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