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jailbait

American

[jeyl-beyt] / ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt /

noun

Slang.

a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent.

jailbait British

/ ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt /

noun

slang a young woman, or young women collectively, considered sexually attractive but below the age of consent

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Etymology

Origin of jailbait

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; jail + bait

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