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| bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| fool |
to pretend; tease. [1/6 definitions] |
| joke |
When you joke, you say things that are not serious. When you joke, you say things that you don't actually mean or that are not really true because you want people to react in some way. People sometimes joke when they want to surprise, tease, or amuse other people or because they want to laugh at other people or at themselves. [1/3 definitions] |
| kid2 |
(informal) to joke or tease. [1/2 definitions] |
| needle |
(informal) to tease, annoy or make angry. [1/6 definitions] |
| pick on |
If someone picks on another person, they treat them in a mean way. They hurt them, tease them, or say cruel things to them. |
| poke fun at |
to tease. |
| rag2 |
(informal) to tease or scold. |
| sarcasm |
Sarcasm is a way of using language. When people use sarcasm, they are saying things to tease, hurt, or make fun of other people, or sometimes to complain about something. When people use sarcasm, they often say the opposite of their real meaning, but other people usually understand what they are really saying anyway. If you say, for example, "Wow! This is great soup!" but you make a face that shows you think the soup is terrible, you are using sarcasm to complain about the soup or make fun of the person who made the soup. Sarcasm can hurt people, but it can also make listeners laugh sometimes. |
| sarcastic |
using harsh or bitter words that are meant to hurt, tease, or make fun of another person. |
| taunt |
to make fun of, tease, or challenge using mean language. |
| torment |
to annoy, tease, or cause to feel worry. [1/3 definitions] |
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