eve-teaser, n. Indian English.
Brit. /ˈiːvˌtiːzə/, U.S. /ˈivˌtizər/
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ Eve, the name of the first woman as given in the Book of Genesis (see Genesis 3:20) + teaser n.1 Compare eve-teasing n.]
A man who sexually harasses a woman in a public place. Cf. eve-teasing n.
| 1960 Times 22 Apr. 9 Apologists for the youths suggest that ‘the modern ways of dressing and making up by young women’ are responsible for the antipathy, and it does seem that many ‘Eve-teasers’ are acting from one kind of moral disapproval. 1989 Daily Tel. 8 Apr. 13/7 A large black poster appeared recently in my neighbourhood of Delhi promising ‘Free Board and Lodging for Eveteasers: in Jail’. 2001 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 5 Dec. We should try and make eve-teasers understand that girls have their dignity and self-esteem and want to be treated with respect. |