Wedgie
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A wedgie is the state of having one's underwear or other garments wedged between the buttocks. While a wedgie can happen naturally, through underwear riding up due to tight garments or physical activity, wedgies are probably best known as a prank or as a form of bullying, where the underwear is forcibly pulled up by a second person. The act of receiving a wedgie is often referred to as "getting a wedgie."
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 are usually the type of underpants that a wedgie is performed upon.[1][2].
In 2007, eight year old Jared and Justin Serovich came up with "wedgie-proof" underwear at the Central Ohio Invention Competition 2007 where their invention got them into the finals.[3]
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[edit] Variations
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.[4]
- The atomic wedgie entails hoisting the waistband of the receiver's underwear up and over their head.[4][5]
- The hanging wedgie is a variant in which the victim is hung from his underwear, elevated above the ground.[6]
[edit] As self-defense
In February 2009, Yvonne Morris of Salt Lake City gave a man she witnessed breaking into a co-worker's car a wedgie. She chased the thief, but he kept "squirming away from her," and Morris eventually gave the man a wedgie and put him into a headlock. When authorities arrived on the scene, he was arrested and charged with vehicle burglary and possession of stolen property.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ wedgie. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Accessed 30 November 2007 via Dictionary.com.
- ^ No More Bullies, School Counselor Resources.
- ^ Twins, 8, invent 'wedgie-proof' underpants from MSNBC
- ^ a b Curran, David (2007-01-04). "Gwyneth And 'The Atomic Wedgie'". www.sfgate.com (San Francisco Chronicle). http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/g/a/2007/01/04/gwyneth.DTL. Retrieved on 2009-07-07.
- ^ Krysis, B. M. (2004). The Angry Plumber and Other Woefully True Bathroom Calamities. Trafford Publishing. pp. 72. ISBN 9781412023597. http://books.google.com/books?id=nFp0PL2kGLwC&pg=PA72&dq=wedgie&sig=CujNMTm4WhP7YUTWVvR6EdKm8qs. Retrieved on 2009-07-06.
- ^ Stuever, Hank (2002-09-02). "At School At School, a Most Uncomfortable Subject". The Washington Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/158159441.html?dids=158159441:158159441&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=SEP+02%2C+2002&author=Hank+Stuever&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=At+School%2C+a+Most+Uncomfortable+Subject&pqatl=google At School. Retrieved on 2009-07-07.
- ^ "Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief". www.foxnews.com (Fox News). 2009-02-17. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2009Feb17/0,4670,ODDWedgieCapture,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-07.
