Used in a Sentence

wedgie

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wedgie.

Editorial note

The same reason why trailing commas should be mandatory by law and semis should be punishable by wedgie.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(slang) A situation where a person's underpants are stuck uncomfortably between their buttocks.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wedgie gathered in one view.

noun

(slang) A situation where a person's underpants are stuck uncomfortably between their buttocks.

noun

(basketball, slang) A basketball stuck between the rim and the backboard following a field goal, free throw, rebound, or block attempt.

noun

(colloquial) A wedge-heeled shoe.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wedgie.

noun

(slang) A situation where a person's underpants are stuck uncomfortably between their buttocks.

noun

(basketball, slang) A basketball stuck between the rim and the backboard following a field goal, free throw, rebound, or block attempt.

noun

(colloquial) A wedge-heeled shoe.

noun

(Australia) A wedge-tailed eagle.

Example sentences

1

The same reason why trailing commas should be mandatory by law and semis should be punishable by wedgie.

2

Not a bad strategy, but basically, Uber is giving Lyft a hyper wedgie by cutting right into their supply.

3

The appropriate response to ridicule of this sort is to laugh at the accusers and give them a wedgie.

4

He's a windbag and perhaps the best example of how some people really just need a wedgie.

5

Community’s laughing with you whereas Big Bang is giving you a wedgie and laughing at you.

6

Tell the dude to go back to picking his wedgie and do your business.

7

I reckon Navy Seals fall out of the sky and give the CEO an atomic wedgie.

8

If my co-worker gave me a wedgie or beat me up during our lunch break I would have them arrested.

9

I'm pretty sure most French people have never seen a wedgie or a swirlie.

10

I would not welcome a salesman who interrupted my dinner with a voucher for my next meal; I'd give him a wedgie.

11

And the next technology journalist that asks you whether you want fonts that small, I'll just hunt down and give an atomic wedgie.

12

But I would be THE guy who gave Steve Jobs a wedgie.

Quote examples

1

The use of the word "Wedgie" is a disgusting misrepresentation akin to the McDonalds coffee accident that caused 3rd degree burns[2].

2

Isn't that interesting?") are annoying as a wedgie on a hot summer's day but they seem to be the only thing that's still around.

3

Did you even read as far as the "atomic wedgie" part?

4

I'm waiting for the Onion follow up "5 reasons the CEO shouldn't have given the CTO a wedgie before the board meeting again".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wedgie in a sentence?

The same reason why trailing commas should be mandatory by law and semis should be punishable by wedgie.

What does wedgie mean?

(slang) A situation where a person's underpants are stuck uncomfortably between their buttocks.

What part of speech is wedgie?

wedgie is commonly used as noun.