Prank vs. Wedgie — What's the Difference?

A mischievous trick or practical joke.

A wedgie is the act of forcibly pulling a person's underpants upwards from the back. The act is often performed as a school prank or a form of bullying.

To decorate or dress ostentatiously or gaudily

A shoe with a wedge heel.

A practical joke or mischievous trick.

An act of pulling up the material of someone's underwear tightly between their buttocks as a practical joke.

(obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

The condition of having one's clothing stuck between the buttocks, often from having had one's pants or underpants pulled up as a prank.

(transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.

See wedge.

To call someone's phone and promptly hang up

(colloquial) A wedge-heeled shoe.

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.

(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.

(intransitive) To make an ostentatious show.

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

(obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.

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

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; - often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

A wedge-tailed eagle.

To make ostentatious show.

(slang) To play the wedgie prank on.

A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.

A shoe with a wedge heel

Full of gambols or tricks.

Acting like a clown or buffoon

A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Dress or decorate showily or gaudily;

Dress up showily;