Harass
Provoke
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Troll: The Mouser often makes comments deliberately designed to provoke, annoy, harass, or agitate simply for the fun of it.
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In Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, The Mouser frequently makes comments designed to provoke, bait, annoy, or harass, solely for the fun of it.
Source: Troll - He then realizes that clothing doesn't provoke sexual harassment, people are just assholes who will harass you if they think you are attractive.
Source: Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped
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