anarticle,advertisement,shortfilm, etc. that gives asmallamountofinformationabout asubject,product, etc. inorderto makepeopleinterestedinseeingorhearingmore about itlater:
Thecompanyhaspostedanother teaserforitseventat the Game Developers Conference nextweek.
Theyrana 30-second teaser for theupcomingmovie.
Therecordingis already up on Spotify and there are teaseradsonline.
businessspecialized
aproductorservicethat issoldat a verylowpriceinordertoencouragepeopletobuyit or use it, with thepriceusuallyincreasinglater:
We shallcrackdown onunfairteasers thatdownplaypermanenthigherinterestratesandtrumpettemporarylowerrates.
After the teaserrateexpires, theseloansusuallyadjustratesupward.
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Advertising and marketing
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ad agency
adman
advert
advertise
cross-selling
customer relationship management
detoxify
dogfooding
flyer
non-brand
o.n.o.
obo
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on-brand
stunt
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teasernoun[C](PROBLEM)
aproblemfor which it is hard tofindtheanswer,especiallyone thatpeopleenjoytryingtosolveas agame:
Here's a teaser for all of you whoenjoyaquiz.
Synonym
brainteaser
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Difficult things and people
a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
albatross
bane
be dead meatidiom
be in the clearidiom
be out of the woodsidiom
bump
equation
hindrance
hot potato
impediment
incubus
marathon
nut
teething troubles
the tip of the icebergidiom
thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
tiesomeoneup
to-do
twist
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teasernoun[C](PERSON)
apersonwho oftenlaughsat otherpeopleor saysunkindthings about them, as ajokeor inordertoupsetthem:
He went from being such a teaser to being a muchnicerperson.
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Teasing
joke
josh
kid
leg
only joking!idiom
pullsomeone'slegidiom
rag
rag onsomeone
raillery
rib
ribbing
roast
spoof
standing joke
tease
wind
windsomethingup
teasernoun[C](ANIMAL)
biologyspecialized
amaleanimalthat is used toencourageafemaleanimalto bereadytomate(= havesex)inorderto make iteasierfor another,especiallychosen,maletoactuallymatewith her:
The stallion'sstand-inis aprofessionalteaser. Hisjobis totestif avisitingmareis "receptive".
No teaserdogisneededtoexcitethebitches- Otto is anaturalcharmer.
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breeding
breeding ground
brood mare
crossbred
heritage
heritage breed
inbred
inbreeding
interbreed
pedigree
pedigreed
puppy farm
puppy mill
purebred
sire
stud
thoroughbred
well bred
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They are called political teasers.
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Perhaps solutions will be found to teasers such as how many commissioners each member state can have and balancing qualified majority voting against unanimity and the veto.
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It seems to me "ateaser".
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Here is a realteaser.
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In theteaser, a song of the group (at this time the name was not revealed) was playing at the background.
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On the next day, the secondteaserphoto was unveiled, followed by a videoteaser.
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Theteasergives equal importance to family, tradition and romance, with all the important characters getting a decent exposure in the promo.
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As such, his duties included handling network program introductions and closes, bumpers, promos, and teasers.
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The second disc included a trivia game, bloopers, premiers, deleted scenes, interviews, trailers and teasers and the making of the film and songs.
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The first nine displayed the band in their purgatory masks, however, the finalteaserfeatured a darkened photograph of the band with their new masks.
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This kind of teasing is often hurtful, even when theteaserbelieves he or she is being playful.
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Puzzles include brain teasers, sliding puzzles, logic puzzles, and others.
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A week after the teasers were revealed, the identities of the celebrity castaways were then fully identified.
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They releasedteaserpics announcing their full scale comeback in two years.
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