Wedgie

A wedgie is the practice of pulling someone's underwear up causing the underwear to wedge between the buttocks. It can be inflicted as a practical joke, or as a form of bullying, depending on the context and people involved, and can often be painful to receive. A wedgie can also happen when a person's undergarments get bunched up and "ride up" between the buttocks, causing discomfort and annoyance. This can be caused by bad posture, awkward sitting or tight underpants.

Types of wedgies

 * The hanging wedgie, a wedgie where the victim is lifted and the underwear hooked onto any item taller than the victim. Therefore making them "hang". This can easily lead to ripping of the underwear and is extremely uncomfortable for the victim.
 * The atomic wedgie, a wedgie where the rear waistband of the underwear is pulled over the receivers head, causing extreme discomfort and possible ripping of the underwear, is a major plot device in the Seinfeld episode "The Library" and a frequent jest by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the hosts of Car Talk.
 * The Melvin, a wedgie where the victim's underwear is pulled up from the front.
 * The Squeaky Clean, a wedgie where the underwear is pulled up into the buttocks, then from the front.


 * In the 2002 movie The New Guy, someone manages to remove Dizzy's underwear from underneath his pants and place in top of his head.


 * In the videogame Bully you can step up to any boy or man and give him a wedgie; in one cut scene you see a nerd called Earnest being given a wedgie by a jock, that lifts him from the ground.


 * In the Dilbert comics wedgies are frequently used.


 * In the animated cartoon on Cartoon Network The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, there is a bully named Sperg who often gives wedgies to children.


 * In the animated cartoon on Nickelodeon, "The Fairly Oddparents", a bully named Francis usually gives wedgies to children younger than him.


 * One of the slogans used for the Jetix show, Yin-Yang-Yo! is "Giving evil a wedgie!"


 * In the animated show, The Mask, the main hero used "atomic wedgies" as a weapon against his enemies, especially on Police Lt. Kellaway and his partner Doyle. This was taken from a scene in the movie where he did it to a gang leader.


 * In Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman there is one villain that gives wedgies, known as Wedgie Woman.


 * In Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted give the grim reaper a wedgie (specifically, a melvin) to escape death.


 * In MTV's Beavis and Butt-head episode "Stewart's House", Stewart is given an "atomic wedgie", which included a cactus, rubbing alcohol and an electric mixer down the back of Stewart's wedgied tighty-whities.


 * The Nickelodeon show Salute Your Shorts used the word "Melvin" regularly to refer to a wedgie whence the underwear is pulled from the front.


 * Rapper Jim Jones often threatens to give people wedgies.


 * In The Simpsons, bullies Nelson, Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph usually give wedgies to smaller and nerdier kids, like Martin and Milhouse, who also uses the term 'Rear Admiral.'


 * In an earlier episode of Malcolm In the Middle, Reese (Justin Berfield) is hung by his underwear on a wire fence by a Kreylborne's older brother


 * In Scary Movie 2 Anna Faris gets a wedgie and in Scary Movie 3 Jenny McCarthy receives a wedgie from Pamela Anderson.


 * In the Nickelodeon cartoon Stickin' Around, Bradley was always wedgied by Lance and Russell.


 * During flashbacks in an episode of "Titus," Christopher Titus complains to his father that, unless he delivers nickelbags of pot to jocks at school, they're going to give him wedgies; even if "[he hasn't] healed from the last one."


 * In RV (film) Carl Munro (Josh Hutcherson) receives a wedgie from the three kids playing basketball


 * In an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Zack has to attend summer school and gets a wedgie because he's the smartest.


 * In the music video of Weird Al Yankovic's song White & Nerdy, as Al sings that he has his name on his underwear, someone gives him a wedgie which exposes the waistband showing that indeed the name "Alfred" is written on it. "Alfred" is Weird Al's given name.


 * In Jackass: The Movie, Chris Raab performs a "Bungee Wedge", which involved being hung by the underwear to a tree. This resulted in bleeding.


 * In Daddy Day Camp, a little kid gets a wedgie from other kids.


 * In the Lizzie McGuire episode "Lizzie's Eleven" Lizzie gives her younger brother Matt a wedgie.
 * In Spider-Man Friend or Foe ad Spider-Man gives Sandman a wedgie to convince him to join him.


 * Eight year old Jared and Justin Serovich came up with "bully resistant" Wedgie-proof underwear at the 'Central Ohio invention competition 2007' where their invention got them into the finals. A testament to how popular the wedgie is becoming in schools


 * In an episode of ICarly, Sam (Jennette McCurdy) after hugging Freddie (Nathan Kress), lifts up his shirt and gives him a wedgie, which he replies "She gave me a wedgie!".


 * In Treehouse Hostage, Carl Banks (Jim Varney) gives an atomic wedgie to the jailer (a 10 year old boy) and hangs him on a hook so he can escape.


 * In the Codename: Kids Next Door episode Operation: B.U.L.L.I.E.S., Numbuh Four is given several creative types of wedgies by a Wedgiesaurus Rex on Bully Island, in revenge for a see saw wedgie he gave Jerry Rassic in first grade.