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

Musk was never a great fit for the dirtbag crowd, which has always been more interested in giving wedgies to self-congratulatory nerds than treating them like heroes.

From Salon

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

“We haven’t seen this kind of hazing on a hunk of metal since the Cuban missile wedgie.”

From New York Times

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

She also offered commentary on her costume: "I've got a frontal and a back wedgie, I'm freezing and my makeup's flying off my face no matter how much glue we put on it."

From Fox News