Gag and Tease

Gag

Gag verb - To make jokes.

Usage example: the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight

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Tease and gag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Gag".

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

Usage example: likes to tease her twin brother about his seemingly endless string of girlfriends

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Gag and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gag" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

As a running gag, she'll do it several times afterward just to tease her/him, while Yoshinori corrects her.

Source: Manga / Yubisaki Milk Tea
To fuel the tease, besides the endings with either Inaba or Iori, the game also features gag endings with Yui, Aoki and Fujishima.

Source: Light Novel / Kokoro Connect
Melina and John Morrison got a little tease during a backstage segment in 2010 obviously meant as a Mythology Gag to echo their off screen relationship.

Source: Ship Tease

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