forcibly pulling a person's underpants
A wedgie is when a person's underwear is forcibly pulled up their buttocks. A wedgie can be given by bullies to humiliate their target, or as a prank between friends. Wedgies can be given from the front ("melvins") and in many other ways. They can cause the underwear to rip. They are very painful and are used in many situations. They are also very commonly shown in Low Comedy.
There are many forms of wedgies. Wedgies can be given along with a spanking. A hanging wedgie is when the underwear is hung on a hook. A bra connection wedgie is when a girl's underwear is hooked in her bra. "Atomic wedgies" are when the underwear is pulled over the victim's head. A "messy wedgie" is when food or other substances are put down the pants of the victim while wedgied. A "squeaky clean wedgie" is when the victim's underwear is pulled up at the front then the back creating friction. In a "bouncing wedgie", the person is bounced while in the wedgie.
Reactions to Wedgies
In 2002, a man named Daniel Strouss shot someone named Eric Kassoway for having given him a wedgie. Strouss was put in jail for attempted murder since the court said he was mentally ill but not legally insane.
In 2007, an eight year old boy named Justin Serovich and his twin brother Jared Serovich gave each other wedgies so they decided to invent wedgie-proof underwear.
Other websites
- No More Bullies, School Counsellor Resources
- At School, A Most Uncomfortable Subject, Archive.org
- Do you think wedgies are given for fun or to humiliate someone?, Quora
- Emergency Operation after School Prank, Yorkshire Post, Archived from the Original
- Gwyneth and the Atomic Wedgie/ The attempt to prove the actress wrong after she slams America dinner party chatter proves beyond a disaster, SFGate
- The Wedgies’ Pop Culture Pull Proves Irresistible, USAToday
- A Bill and Ted Inspired Exploration Into the Origin of “We Just Melvined Death” Uproxx.com
- Man Allegedly Tries to Kill Friend Who Gave Him a Wedgie at a Concert poconrecord.com
- Messy Wedgie, Urban Dictionary
- Man Accused of Attempted Murder in Wedgie Case, CNN
- The Wedgie Made Me Do It, smokinggun.com
- Strouss vs Fireman Fund Insurance Company, casetext.com
- Note to self no more wedgies to be given out. Arstechnica.com
- Weird but True, The New York Post
- Answer to Wedgies Enjoys Brief Fame, The Columbus Dispatch
- Wedgie-Proof Underwear, jalash.wordpress.com