wedgie

American  

[wej-ee] / ˈwɛdʒ i /

noun

1. Often wedgies. a shoe with a wedge heel.

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

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wedgie British  

/ ˈwɛdʒɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wedgie

wedge + -ie

Example Sentences

He’s an idiot, but one Vinod finds himself speaking to in a difficult moment with his other friends, and while his torturer is giving him a wedgie.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024

A city department or sheriff’s office might not see the value in putting an officer full-time at a grade school, where whole years might pass without seeing anything more dangerous than a wedgie.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022

The Warriors gave the Spurs an atomic wedgie in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2018

Instead, they're something only the guy who listens to the radio broadcast of the game while actually at the game could possibly get away with sans atomic wedgie.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 11, 2018

Old things, like posters of basketball players in crazy-looking wedgie shorts.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds