cocktease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cocktease
First recorded in 1890–95 for cockteaser, and in 1960–65 for cocktease; cock 1 + tease
Example Sentences
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When some mommies coo that a preschooler will grow up to be a “heartbreaker,” Andrea can’t help satirizing the projection, clumsily using a nearby little girl to make her point: “She’s going to be a little cocktease.”
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