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Dogpile

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, dogpile means: A situation in which many people direct criticism or hostile responses at the same online target.

In Turkish: toplu yüklenme

How it is used

A dogpile may arise without coordination; pile-on is a common alternative expression.

Example sentences

  1. A minor disagreement turned into a dogpile against the new member.

    Many responses concentrate on one participant.

  2. The moderator paused the thread to stop the dogpile.

    The intervention interrupts a wave of targeted criticism.

Common collocations

  • online dogpile
  • stop a dogpile
  • backlashA strong, negative public reaction to something a person or brand has said, done or posted.
  • moderateTo check comments, messages or posts in an online space and remove or hide anything offensive, spam or against the rules.

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