formerly also teaze, Old English tæsan "pluck, pull, tear; pull apart, comb" (fibers of wool, flax, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *taisijan (source also of Danish tæse, Middle Dutch tesen, Dutc [..]

1690s, "act of teasing," from tease (v.). Meaning "one who teases" is from 1852. Specifically as short for cock-teaser, it was in use by 1976.

annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) coquette: a seductive woman who uses h [..]

to annoy someone by making fun of him

verb. to pester, provoke, or torture another individual via different forms of irritating actions, like name-calling, offenses, or repetitive annoyances. Teasing can be an affectionate play-type activ [..]

The introductory line used to promote interest. Promos are sometimes referred to as teasers.

Material promoting a story which ‘teases’ the reader or listener by hinting at but not revealing the real story, e.g. ‘The story of a man who’d afraid of flowers. We find out why later in the program. [..]

A bit of news preceding the newscast; an announcement of an upcoming story to whet interest; also called teaser, come-on spot, or hooker. tech reqs:

brief phrase spoken by the anchor immediately before playing a spot or going to traffic (or some other interruption of the newscast) to tell the listener about a story coming up later; the tease shoul [..]

(n) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)(n) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men(n) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by r [..]

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To separate the fibres of a fibrous material. To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction. To back-comb. To poke fun at. To provoke or disturb; to annoy. * [..]