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Internet word for 'a group of strangers decided your opinion needs correcting, loudly.'
means An organized group acting together toward a shared goal — originally military, now mostly used for coordinated online pile-ons.
from From French 'brigade,' rooted in the Italian 'brigata' (a crew or company), which traces back to 'briga,' meaning strife or quarrel. So even before the internet got hold of it, the word already carried a whiff of conflict — a brigade was, at heart, people banded together for a fight.
- military root
- originally just meant an army unit
- modern usage
- coordinated pile-on, often via group chat
- downvote variant
- review bombing is brigading with stars
- irony
- organizers call it justice, targets call it harassment