Wedgie

A wedgie occurs when a person's underwear or other garments are wedged between the buttocks. While a wedgie can be created naturally, the term is usually associated with a 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, briefs (also known as tighty whiteys) are usually the type of underpants that a wedgie is performed upon.

Variations

As a prank or form of bullying, there are a number of variants to the normal wedgie. The wedgie is particularly effective as a bullying type prank as it is both painful and humiliating. When a traditional wedgie is performed the victims underwear or panties are pulled forcefully upwards causing a tearing pressure to the victim's anus, thus causing tremendous pain. The humiliation aspect lies in the public effect of seeing the victim's underwear forced into such a tender area. 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.
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.

Translation

The word "Wedgie" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Simple English.

Translation(s) in other languages: Danish: Olfert (handling), Spanish: Calzón chino, Malay: Sesendal (pakaian), Portuguese: Cuecão.