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wedgie
[ wej-ee ]
/ ˈwɛdʒ i /
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noun
Often wedgies. a shoe with a wedge heel.
Informal. the condition of having one's underpants or other clothing uncomfortably stuck between the buttocks.
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Words nearby wedgie
wedged, wedge heel, wedge issue, wedge-tailed eagle, wedge tomb, wedgie, Wedgwood, Wedgwood blue, wedgy, wedlock, Wednesday
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How to use wedgie in a sentence
We could, I guess, give them an air power wedgie or stuff them into the locker of a naval engagement.
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British Dictionary definitions for wedgie
wedgie
/ (ˈwɛdʒɪ) /
noun
informal the state of having one's underpants or shorts caught between one's buttocks (esp in the phrase give someone a wedgie)
Word Origin for wedgie
C20: from wedge
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