wedgie

wedg·ie

 (wĕj′ē)

n.

1. 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.

2. See wedge.

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[wedge + -ie. Sense 2, originally a trademark.]

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wedgie

(ˈwɛdʒɪ)

n

informal the state of having one's underpants or shorts caught between one's buttocks (esp in the phrase give someone a wedgie)

[C20: from wedge]

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wedg•ie

(ˈwɛdʒ i)

n.

Informal. the fact of having one's underpants or other clothing uncomfortably stuck between the buttocks.

[1980–85]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wedgie - a shoe with a wedge heel     shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material wedge heel, wedge - a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

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Translations

wedgie

n (US inf) → Schuh m → mit Keilabsatz

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