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to brigade

to brigade

7.9
To organise many people online to act together to support or attack someone
  • verb
  • /brɪˈɡeɪd/
  • Texting
translation icon : orquestar en redes sociales
  • But for those who are more affected, please don't go like brigade their channels or their review websites because this is not a fault for the reviewers.

Sad face To brigade our fans to go contact Jonah Hill.

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Examples

  • So just to put it out there, I don't think it's a, you know, it's one where there are these nefarious organizations that happens, brigading XYZ that happens.

  • Sad face To brigade our fans to go contact Jonah Hill.

  • So we've been brigading the video and leaving like comically positive comments.

  • The fans decided to brigade on social media to show their support for the charity event.

  • Activists began to brigade online, encouraging people to vote for climate-friendly policies.

  • After the incident, several users started to brigade against the misinformation spreading on the platform.

Synonyms

to gang up
vsto brigade
  • Informal
27 4.3

To join with other people to criticize or oppose someone

organize people online to act together to support or attack others

Antonyms

4 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

Compounds

5 2.3

A team of people who put out flames and help in emergencies

A group of people who work together to help their community without pay

blue-rinse brigade
  • Offensive
9.9

A group of older women, often with bluish grey dyed hair, who meet to chat

A group of people who pick up litter and remove debris after an event or disaster

An armed communist group in the Philippines that carried out attacks in cities in the 1980s and 1990s

9.9

People from richer country backgrounds who enjoy country activities and nature, often wearing green boots

internet brigade
  • Literature
6.3

A group of people who act together online to support a cause

9.9

People at events who act snobby, are picky about food and show little real interest

How Coordinated

to mobilize
76 5.8
to brigade
  • Texting
7.9
to coordinate
325 4.1
to go it alone
  • Informal
26 5.3

Surface Forms

brigade infinitive
brigaded past
brigaded past participle
brigading present participle
brigades third person singular

Etymology

Brigade used for online action follows the same idea: it comes from Italian brigata 'a group' and brigare 'to fight'. So to brigade online is to gather people to post or comment together to help or hurt someone.