wedgie /ˈwɛdʒ.i/noun 5verb 1forms 3 noun5 •(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.I thought, maybe she had an uncomfortable wedgie or something and was trying to work that out. I looked away thinking how embarrassing it must be especially with people staring. — 2012 •(informal) A wedge-heeled shoe.Her brown wedgies squeaked with discount price defiance, as she walked redly and pinkly along the broken brick sidewalk. — 1963 •(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.The white-bellied sea eagle is almost as big as a wedgie and handsomely marked in grey and white. — 2003 verb1 •(slang) To play the wedgie prank on.Last year's juniors had wedgied last year's freshmen, and then each freshman victim had happily joined the patrol, its aficionados claimed. — 1989 formswedgied · wedgying · wedgies
