tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post107340708584241506..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: Wedge issueJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-63082200380796565812013-03-15T04:13:31.774-04:002013-03-15T04:13:31.774-04:00In Australia we have the word wedgie.
It is a bit...In Australia we have the word wedgie.<br /><br />It is a bit of a joke really but it has a real meaning to us. <br /><br />I will try to delicately describe what we mean. <br /><br />One has a wedgie when one's bikini bottoms or underpants ride up at the back and sort of strangle one's bottom. A search for Autralia wedgie will produce lots of images.wongwearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569829099700158175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-46084124794080522462012-08-20T00:07:00.118-04:002012-08-20T00:07:00.118-04:00I was not previously familiar with that obscure de...I was not previously familiar with that obscure definition for "wedge".T. Roger Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304103509683960962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-25376757591749889362012-08-11T15:20:54.981-04:002012-08-11T15:20:54.981-04:00Interesting. I'm more familiar with 'wadge...Interesting. I'm more familiar with 'wadge' for a bundle of notes. <br />Wedge? No. Can't say I've ever heard that one, except in the context of a wedge being a small amount of money, as in perhaps a bribe, to open a door, gain access. The thin end of...<br /><br />Also cf Harry Enfield's comedy character, 'Loadsamoney' waving his cash and shouting "Look at my wad!"soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.com