wedgies

Noun

wedgie (plural wedgies)

1. (colloquial) A wedge-heeled shoe.
   • Her brown wedgies squeaked with discount price defiance, as she walked redly and pinkly along the broken brick sidewalk.1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN
2. (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.
   • If the strippers learn that there is a bachelor party, they will often call the groom onstage and publicly embarrass him. They may tie him up, whip him, tease him, give him a wedgie, cover him in whipped cream, beat his ass with a belt, put a dog collar on him, walk him around the stage like a dog...2003, James Oliver Cury, The Playboy Guide to Bachelor Parties: Everything You Need to Know About Planning the Groom's Rite of Passage-From Simple to Sinful, page 228

   Synonyms:

   snuggie

3. (slang) A situation where a person's underpants are stuck uncomfortably between their buttocks.
   • I thought, maybe she had an uncomfortable wedgie or something and was trying to work that out. I looked away thinking how embarrassing it must be especially with people staring.2012, Beverly Rivers, The Metamorphosis of Princess Kizziemae, page 38
4. (slang) A basketball stuck between the rim and the backboard following a field goal, free throw, rebound, or block attempt.
5. (Australia) A wedge-tailed eagle.
   • The white-bellied sea eagle is almost as big as a wedgie and handsomely marked in grey and white.2003, Susannah Farfor, David Andrew, Hugh Finlay, Northern Territory, page 27

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