dar cuerda
To relentlessly tease, mock, or wind someone up, often using insults or sensitive information to get a reaction. In the Dominican Republic, this is a common social activity where people try to be funny at someone else's expense, sometimes pushing the victim until they lose their temper while the teaser claims they were just joking. (Dominicans often use this type of verbal sparring as a form of entertainment and social dominance.)
If the topic is baseball, politics, or celebrity gossip, forget it, there is always some clown dando cuerda.
Automatically translated from Spanish
República Dominicana