Wedgie
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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.[1][2]
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.[3]
- The atomic wedgie entails hoisting the waistband of the receiver's underwear up and over their head.[3][4]
- The hanging wedgie is a variant in which the victim is hung from his or her underwear, elevated above the ground.[5]
See also
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.
- ^ 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 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 2009-07-06.
- ^ Stuever, Hank (2002-09-02). "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. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
