wedgie

== English == === Etymology === From wedge + -ie. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛdʒ.i/ Rhymes: -ɛdʒi === Noun === wedgie (plural wedgies) (colloquial) A wedge-heeled shoe. (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. (slang) A situation where a person's underpants are stuck uncomfortably between their buttocks. (basketball, slang) A basketball stuck between the rim and the backboard following a field goal, free throw, rebound, or block attempt. (Australia) A wedge-tailed eagle. ==== Synonyms ==== (prank): snuggie ==== Derived terms ==== atomic wedgie frontal wedgie ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== melvin === Verb === wedgie (third-person singular simple present wedgies, present participle wedgying, simple past and past participle wedgied) (slang) To play the wedgie prank on.