cocktease

[ kok-teez ]

noun

, Slang: Vulgar.

1. a person, typically a girl or woman, who purposely excites or arouses a male sexually but then refuses to have sex.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocktease¹

First recorded in 1890–95 for cockteaser, and in 1960–65 for cocktease; cock ¹ + tease

Example Sentences

When some mommies coo that a preschooler will grow up to be a “heartbreaker,” Andrea can’t help satirizing the projection, clumsily using a nearby little girl to make her point: “She’s going to be a little cocktease.”

From Slate

“I don't know. Couple of the guys were talking about how Hackett was going on about it. Someone was passing around photos of Jules on vacation somewhere last year. Caribbean, I don’t know. Calling her a cocktease.”

From Literature