dog pilen.
/ˈdɒɡ pʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡ ˌpaɪl/, /ˈdɑɡ ˌpaɪl/ North American colloquial.
1. A disordered mass or heap of people, formed around an individual on whom others jump. Also figurative. Cf. pig pile n.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > regarded as a whole or a body of people gathered > large or numerous > disorderly
frapec1330
rabblea1398
rafflea1450
unlawful assembly1485
rabblement1543
rabble rout?1589
ringat-rangata1600
hurry1620
ribble-rabble1635
tempest1746
cohue1850
pig pile1880
dog pile1921
scrimmage1968
1921 Nebraska State Jrnl. 19 Nov. 3/1 Purdy tucked the pigskin under his elbow and cantered over a dog-pile for a tally.
1948 Los Angeles Times 21 Nov. i. 20/2 The bottom man of a ‘dog pile’ in a fraternity house scuffle is in a hospital with a neck dislocation.
1993 Toronto Star (Nexis) 25 July e1 The AL West is a dog-pile similar to the AL East. Several teams can win.
2003 A. Swofford Jarhead 20 The half-speed fight degenerates into a laughter-filled dog-pile... This is fun, plain mindless fun.
2. A piece of dog excrement.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > excrement of
dog turd?1550
scumbering1611
scumber1655
dog mess1927
dog pile1950
doggy do1971
dog poop1972
dog do1976
1950 Tri-City Herald (Pasco, Washington) 6 Mar. 6/6 Mrs. Brown cleaned her lawn up bright and early each day; Picked up all the dog piles so her children could play.
1989 Los Angeles Times 3 Nov. b1 He and his wife were ‘sniffed, jumped on, chased and had to dodge dog piles that cover the whole area’.
2003 R. Laymon To wake Dead (2004) lxiv. 377 Life's like a stroll through the park... Enjoy, but beware of the dog piles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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