pile-on

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noun pile-ons

An argument or fight in which one side is greatly advantaged by being more numerous or more closely allied than the other side. We are in a time of never-ending Twitter pile-ons. Sometimes the criticism is warranted: Twitter can be a place for marginalised voices to amplify or bring attention to an injustice they have suffered.

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"pile-on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pile-on. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"pile-on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pile-on.

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@misc{pile_on_2026,
  title = {pile-on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pile-on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}