definitions

jailbait

[ 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.

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Nearby words

jai alai, jai hind, jail, jail delivery, jail fever, jailbait, jailbird, jailbreak, jailer, jailhouse, jailhouse lawyer

Origin of jailbait

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; jail + bait
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for jail-bait

jailbait

/ (ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt) /

noun

slang a young woman, or young women collectively, considered sexually attractive but below the age of consent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for jail-bait

jailbait

n.

also jail bait, jail-bait, "girl under the legal age of consent," 1930, from jail (n.) + bait (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper