Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Tease
Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Hanzo loves to tease opponents about how they fail to live up to the hype or victims about how they're the cause of everyone's trouble.
Source: Manga / Brave10 -
So, Kyle and Jessica try it, as well as Nash and Mia... unfortunately, all four are lousy singers and fail, but the ship tease is still pretty heavy.
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The allure of this trope is all in the tease — precarious as these outfits seem, they will never, ever fail to keep everything covered.
Source: Theiss Titillation Theory
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