To act as a flirt or coquet.
To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint; to lead on.
To waste time; to dally.
A flirtatious female; a coquette.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
An amusing story.
The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.