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eve-teasing

eve-teasing is the alternative letter-case form of Eve-teasing.

Noun capitalized: Eve-teasing

Eve-teasing (usually uncountable, plural Eve-teasings)

  1. (India, Pakistan, South-Asia, usually) sexual harassment of women by men

Antonyms of eve-teasing

Forms of eve-teasing

pluraleve-teasings
pluralEve-teasings

Origin of eve-teasing

Named after the biblical Eve, the first woman. Likely influenced by Hindi छेड़ख़ानी (cheṛxānī), छेड़छाड़ (cheṛchāṛ).

Words formed from eve-teasing

Questions about eve-teasing

What does eve-teasing mean?
Eve-teasing means sexual harassment of women by men.
What is eve-teasing the alternative letter-case form of?
Eve-teasing is the alternative letter-case form of Eve-teasing.
What part of speech is eve-teasing?
Eve-teasing is a noun.
What is the plural of eve-teasing?
The plural of eve-teasing is eve-teasings.

Words near eve-teasing in the dictionary

  1. Eve's pudding
  2. eve'ything
  3. eve-tease
  4. eve-teased
  5. eve-teases
  6. eve-teasing
  7. eve-teasings
  8. evectant
  9. evectants
  10. evection
  11. evectional

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