jailbait

American  

[jeyl-beyt] / ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt /

noun

Slang.

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

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jailbait British  

/ ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

One boy described how Renshaw - using a fake Facebook profile under an assumed name - called him a "hottie" and "jailbait".

From BBC

In 2011, /r/Jailbait, a repository for provocative images of teenagers, was banned after one user offered to share naked images of an underage girl.

From BBC

“This whole talk of luring her to my room, on top of her, getting off, holding her in the car and calling her jailbait is just outright hyperbole and lies,” Kramer told Variety in response to the allegations.

From The Guardian

A group called “jailbait” — it contained provocative images of teenagers — led to a ban of “suggestive or sexual content featuring minors” about two years ago.

From New York Times

CNN's Anderson Cooper went after r/jailbait, and the site eventually banned "suggestive" content involving minors.

From The Verge