yank your chain
- teaseMock playfully
- pullForce toward oneself
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- mess withInterfere or tinker inappropriately
kid · fool · goad · bait · rib · razz · needle · wind up · leg pull · jerk around · string along · hassle · mock · taunt · provoke · trick · bluff · playful
sincerity vs. deception in communication
yank your chainlevel with
Speak honestly to
tell it like it is · speak the truth · speak plainly · be honest · no kidding