Give (one) a melvin In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "give (one) a melvin", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-07-09 04:07

Meaning of Give (one) a melvin

Synonyms:

give (one) a wedgie

Give (one) a melvin phrase

(A prank) To pull one's underwear up hard, quickly and suddenly from behind until it is jammed between the two butt cheeks.

 

Luckily, I was alerted to a bully following me with a view to giving me a melvin.

He has become more alert to being given a melvin after the first time.

Other phrases about:

put the skids under someone/something

Used to indicate causing someone or something to ruin, failure.

put one past (someone)

If you put one past (one), you fool or deceive them.

Grammar and Usage of Give (one) a melvin

Verb Forms

  • given (one) a melvin
  • giving (one) a melvin
  • gave (one) a melvin

The verb "give" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Give (one) a melvin

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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