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eve-teasing
(eve-teasing)
noun
[
mass noun
]
Indian
the making of unwanted sexual remarks or advances by a man to a woman in a public place.
Derivatives
eve-teaser
noun
Origin:
1960s
: from
Eve
+
tease
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