Mess with
Mess with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
Usage example: please don't mess with the buttons on the camera
Toy and mess with are semantically related. in toy with topic. In some cases you can use "Toy" instead a verb "Mess with", when it comes to topics like fiddle with.
Toy
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Badass Adorable - You don't want to mess with Guchuko, even if she does look like a stuffed toy.
Source: Anime / Potemayo -
Pretty in Mink: Lucy wears a few furs like a white fox coat, and a Persian lamb coat and muff (which she hides a dog toy just to mess with Jerry).
Source: Film / The Awful Truth - Evil Is Not a Toy: Clockwork lampshades Vlad's tendency to mess with power beyond his comprehension in his desire to rule in his "Reason You Suck" Speech.
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