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1. ''(Finance)'' A manoeuvre in which a fêted hedge-fund manager’s [[Short|shorts]] are yanked up from behind him until they are wedged uncomfortably between his buttocks and then pulled up sharply from behind up over the head, typically as a prank by a bunch of day-traders on Reddit. ''(Named for [[Melvin Capital Management LP]], the unfortunate fund to which this happened).'' Also called a [[short squeeze]]
1. ''(Finance)'' A manoeuvre in which a fêted hedge-fund manager’s [[Short|shorts]] are yanked up from behind him until they are wedged uncomfortably between his buttocks and then pulled up sharply from behind up over the head, typically as a prank by a bunch of day-traders on Reddit. ''(Named for [[Melvin Capital Management LP]], the unfortunate fund to which this happened).'' Also called a [[short squeeze]]


2. ''(Everyone else)'' To yank a buddy’s underwear up from behind until it is wedged between his buttocks; a “wedgie”.
2. ''(Everyone else)'' The outcome of unexpectedly yanking a buddy’s underwear up from behind until it is wedged between his buttocks; a “wedgie”.


Nominative determinism to the max, Mr Plotkin.
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*[[GameStop]]
*[[GameStop]]
*[[Bottom of the range]]
*[[Bottom of the range]]
*[[Roll of honour]]
*[[Roll of honour]]

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Melvin
/ˈmɛlˈvɪn/ (n.)

1. (Finance) A manoeuvre in which a fêted hedge-fund manager’s shorts are yanked up from behind him until they are wedged uncomfortably between his buttocks and then pulled up sharply from behind up over the head, typically as a prank by a bunch of day-traders on Reddit. (Named for Melvin Capital Management LP, the unfortunate fund to which this happened). Also called a short squeeze

2. (Everyone else) The outcome of unexpectedly yanking a buddy’s underwear up from behind until it is wedged between his buttocks; a “wedgie”.

Nominative determinism to the max, Mr Plotkin.

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