Meaning & use
wedgie
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The uncomfortable situation of underwear or clothing bunching up between the buttocks, or the act of pulling someone's underwear up sharply as a prank.
See it in a sentence
The older kids gave him a wedgie during recess.
She adjusted her jeans to fix an accidental wedgie.
A note on using this word
An informal, mostly spoken word, often associated with schoolyard pranks.
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