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单词 pig-pile
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Definition of pig-pile in English:

pig-pile

verb ˈpɪɡpʌɪl
US informal
  • 1with object Of a person: to cause (a number of people) to lie on top of one another to form a pig pile. Of a number of people: to jump on top of (a person) to form a pig pile.

  • 2no object Of a number of people: to jump on top of another to form a pig pile. Also (and recorded earliest) in hyperbolical use in Town Planning.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ballou's Monthly Magazine. From pig + pile.

 
 

Definition of pig-pile in US English:

pig-pile

verbˈpɪɡpʌɪl
US informal
  • 1with object Of a person: to cause (a number of people) to lie on top of one another to form a pig pile. Of a number of people: to jump on top of (a person) to form a pig pile.

  • 2no object Of a number of people: to jump on top of another to form a pig pile. Also (and recorded earliest) in hyperbolical use in Town Planning.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ballou's Monthly Magazine. From pig + pile.

 
 
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