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gangpile

noun

Etymology

From gang + pile, likely based on dogpile.

  1. derived from pīlum — “heavy javelin”
  2. inherited from *pīl✻
  3. inherited from pīl
  4. inherited from pile
  5. compounded as gangpile — “gang + pile”

Definitions

  1. An argument or fight in which one side is greatly advantaged by being more numerous or…

    An argument or fight in which one side is greatly advantaged by being more numerous or more closely allied than the other side.

    • Sting gets ready to punk them all out, but then the NWO attack Hogan in a massive gangpile.

  2. To attack someone or something as a group.

    • Try to gangpile someone who has a paralyzing touch...
    • I've always wanted to gangpile onto a mastodon, naked and stabbing it with a spear.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA