Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition of having one's clothing stuck between the buttocks, often from having had one's pants or underpants pulled up as a prank.
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- noun slang A
prank in which a person'sunderpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person'sbuttocks . - noun
wedge-tailed eagle
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a shoe with a wedge heel
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And let me tell you, "Come on my boat and get a wedgie," is not one that has been tested out as a winner.
mrissa: Olympics post, take one mrissa 2010
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And let me tell you, "Come on my boat and get a wedgie," is not one that has been tested out as a winner.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2010
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As a kid, nothing is more humiliating than getting a wedgie from the school yard bully.
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It's called a wedgie also known as a snuggie, grundie, gotch pull, or mervin.
"And in my experience, too, people did sometimes stick things in my underwear... Or not my underwear." Ann Althouse 2009
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Justin and Jared are 8-year-olds we like to call the wedgie kings.
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How many languages have an actual word in them for "wedgie"?
Holy Grail, check. Next stop, Atlantis! - A Dress A Day 2007
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This may show my maturity or lack thereof, but if you have a spare second to click over to dictionary.com, look up "wedgie".
Holy Grail, check. Next stop, Atlantis! - A Dress A Day 2007
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I knew about the "wedgie" strategy, and the frauds like Dembski and Behe, but what I didn't know is this from the above link: ...the Center for Science and Culture laid the groundwork years before the Dover controversy.
Creationists and Theocrats... Mumon 2005
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The new edition will reach bookstores by May and has 58 new entries, plus another 20 new senses of existing words (such as wedgie).
nightnurse Diary Entry nightnurse 2005
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The word 'wedgie' has been added to Webster's Dictionary.
nightnurse Diary Entry nightnurse 2005
reesetee commented on the word wedgie
Nickname for Wedge-Tailed Eagle.
December 7, 2007
oroboros commented on the word wedgie
Oh my! Click 'n Clack of CarTalk (NPR) would scarper through broken glass on their hands and knees to add that other definition of wedgie involving schoolboy tricks with underpants!! ;o)
December 7, 2007
reesetee commented on the word wedgie
I'm sure they would! The eagle just doesn't deserve this kind of nickname. ;-)
December 7, 2007
juicycheeks commented on the word wedgie
I say check out the visuals and pics and that is definitely a wedgie. Lol
March 23, 2021