Wedgie

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A man getting a wedgie

A wedgie occurs when a person's lingerie or other garments are wedged between the buttocks. While a wedgie can be created naturally, the term is usually associated with a school prank or as a form of bullying. When a person is on the receiving end of a wedgie, their underwear is forcibly pulled up by a second person.

Wedgies are commonly featured in popular works, either as a form of low comedy or as a behaviour representative of bullying. In such works, the usual type of underwear is briefs (also known as tighty whiteys).[1][2]

Variations

A girl getting a wedgie

As a prank or form of bullying, there are a number of variants to the normal wedgie. It is wholly impractical to list every variant, as the names and processes are entirely subjective; however, there are a few better-known variants.

• The Melvin is a variant where the victim's underwear is pulled up from the front, to cause injury to the victim's genitals.[3] The female variant is sometimes called a Minerva.
• The atomic wedgie entails hoisting the waistband of the receiver's underwear up and over their head.
• The hanging wedgie is a variant in which the victim is hung from his or her underwear, elevated above the ground.[4]

Reference

• Krysis, B. M., The Angry Plumber and Other Woefully True Bathroom Calamities, pub. Trafford Publishing, 2004; ISBN 9781412023597 [5] (for "atomic wedgie")

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