noun
Melvin
MEHL-vihn
noun
1
A prank wedgie pulled from the front rather than from behind.
"His older brother gave him a melvin in front of the whole class."
2
Informal, dated: an awkward or unfashionable person; a nerd.
"The movie cast him as the classic melvin who gets picked last for every team."
How to Use Melvin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSlang for a specific kind of wedgie, or an old-fashioned put-down for an uncool, socially awkward person.
When to use it
Very informal and mostly dated slang, rarely heard outside American teen comedies from the 1980s-90s.
Word Forms
melvins plural, melvins plural
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