dogpile

(Usenet, probably from 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.

(1994-12-08)