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.
Nearby words
jai alai, jai hind, jail, jail delivery, jail fever, jailbait, jailbird, jailbreak, jailer, jailhouse, jailhouse lawyer
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British Dictionary definitions for jailbait
jailbait
/ (ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt) /
noun
slang a young woman, or young women collectively, considered sexually attractive but below the age of consent
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Word Origin and History for jailbait
jailbait
also jail bait, jail-bait, "girl under the legal age of consent," 1930, from jail (n.) + bait (n.).
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