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"etymology_text": "Used in the 1990s American TV show Salute Your Shorts and 1991 film Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Earlier origin unknown.",
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"A wedgie performed from in front of the victim."
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"(slang) A wedgie performed from in front of the victim."
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