Green’s Dictionary of Slang

melvin v.

[melvin n. (2)]

(US campus) to tug someone’s underwear up suddenly and roughly with the aim of lifting them off the ground.

OnLine Dict. of Playground Sl. 🌐 Melvin n. v. A reverse wedgie. Pulling the frontside of someones underwear as high as possible, or until he screams and cries in pain. Usually given to wiseass kids who taunt older classmates. Can be especially painful if the person getting the melvin is wearing boxer shorts.