US /ˈtizɚ/ UK /ˈtiːzə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    something that arouses interest by giving a brief preview

    The studio released a thirty-second teaser for the film.

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Synonyms
1 noun · something that arouses... previewtrailertantalizerteasecome-onenticement
Word family
Related forms teaseteasing

Etymology

From tease + -er. Tease is from Old English tǣsan ('to pull apart, comb wool'), from Proto-Germanic *taisijaną; the modern figurative sense 'to provoke, tantalize' developed later.

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