Wedgie

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈwÉ›dÊ’.i/
• Rhymes: -É›dÊ’i

Origin

wedge + -ie

Full definition of wedgie

Noun

1. (slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.
• 2012, May 27, Nathan Rabin, TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992), When Laura tells Bart that she can teach him to dance, Bart and Laura are suddenly transformed into Astaire and Rogers in a black-and-white fantasy sequence before Bart’s reverie is abruptly ended when Laura reverts back to bratty tomboy form and gives him a wedgie.
2. wedge-tailed eagle
• 2003, Susannah Farfor, David Andrew, Hugh Finlay, Northern Territory (page 27)The white-bellied sea eagle is almost as big as a wedgie and handsomely marked in grey and white.

Synonyms

• (prank) snuggie

Derived terms

• atomic wedgie

Verb

1. (slang) To play the wedgie prank on.
• 1989, Michael Moffatt, Coming of Age in New Jersey (page 86)Last year's juniors had wedgied last year's freshmen, and then each freshman victim had happily joined the patrol, its aficionados claimed.