To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
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.
To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
To entice, tempt.
To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
To backcomb.
A single act of teasing.
One who teases.
One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.