wedgie
English
/ˈwɛdʒ.i/
noun
Definitions
- (colloquial) A wedge-heeled shoe.
- (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.
- (basketball) a basketball stuck between the rim and the backboard following a field goal, free throw, rebound, or block attempt.
- (informal) wedge-tailed eagle
Etymology
Suffix from English wedge.
Origin
English
wedge
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- crosswedge English
- multiwedge English
- nanowedge English
- wedge English
- wedge-writing English
- wedgeable English
- wedgebill English
- wedgefish English
- wedgelike English
- wedger English
- wedgetail English
- wedgewise English
- wedgitude English
- wedgy English
- wegge Middle English