Dogpile V. [Usenet: Prob. Fr. Mainstream "puppy Pile"] When Many People Post Unfriendly Responses In Short Order To A Single Posting

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dogpile v.

[Usenet: prob. fr. mainstream "puppy pile"]
When many people post unfriendly responses in short order to a
single posting, they are sometimes said to "dogpile" or "dogpile
on" the person to whom they're responding. For example, when a
religious missionary posts a simplistic appeal to alt.atheism,
he can expect to be dogpiled. It has been suggested that this
derives from U.S, football slang for a tackle involving three or
more people.

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