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[[File:Betty_boopBetty boop-1-_8986 8986.jpg|link=Betty Boop|frame|[[Catch Phrase|Boop-boop-bee-do]]!]]
 
{{quote|''"Favours to none, to all she smiles extends"'' |'''Robert Browning''', "The Rape of the Lock"}}
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Girls have been accused of this since forever. Sometimes it's true, more often it's wishful thinking, but it does occur in fiction a lot. Occasionally it's given a more [[Freudian Excuse|dramatic justification]] when it's revealed that this insincere sexual aggression is really a way of feeling powerful and in control, covering up deep seated emotional insecurities. Thus explaining why they can never act on them. Compare [[Tsundere]] and [[Yandere]] for other common ways fictional character cover their emotional insecurities.
 
Almost [[Always Female]], but occasionally gay men are also depicted as [['''The Tease]]'''. Almost never applies to straight men though. Often associated with the [[Bottle Fairy]]. A standard tactic of [[The Vamp]] and the [[Femme Fatale]].
 
If the target is [[Not Distracted by the Sexy]] they might be immune to teasing, expect [['''The Tease]]''' to become frustrated and either give up, or up the teasing to dangerous levels. (Possibly with an Aesop when the target suddenly decides to accept their offer at a point when backing off isn't an option anymore).
 
A trope loaded with [[Unfortunate Implications]] and prone to enrage at least some women, because it has sometimes been used as an argument that "she really wanted it" and thereby [[Rape as Redemption|justifying rape]].
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* Ryoko from ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' Of course she means her offers towards Tenchi, but she teases others.
* [[Naruto]]'s Sexy Jutsu, which appears to turn him into a naked woman. This results in [[The Nose Bleed]] for any male who sees it.
** Well, except {{spoiler|for Killer Bee, who [[No Sell|No Sells]]s the Harem Jutsu, Sexy Jutsu's upgraded version.}}
* Dokuro from ''[[Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan|Bludgeoning Angel Dokurochan]]'' acts this way to the main character [[Butt Monkey|Sakura]], when she's not [[Sociopathic Hero|brutally murdering]] him with her [[Girl with Psycho Weapon|giant club]].
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Ami]] from ''[[Toradora!]]!'' occasionally tries it with [[The Protagonist|Ryuuji]]. It mostly seems to be a way for her to grab attention while keeping on top of the situation.
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'''Beckett:''' ''[Flatly]'' Putting killers behind bars.
'''Castle:''' ''[Disappointed]'' See, you're already a tease—you're halfway there. }}
** Deconstructed in the fourth season when, owing to a chain of misunderstandings and secrets, Castle eventually comes to believe that it really ''is'' all just a joke to her -- andher—and, since he's fallen deeply in love with her by this point, does not take it well. Which causes a bigger mess when he starts lashing out, much to Beckett's hurt and confusion since she actually ''is'' in love with him as well.
 
 
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