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

“Seventeen, eh? Jailbait,” he said.

From The Guardian

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

Where we see Humbert Humbert they see the incorrigible roué, and where we see jailbait they see that most delectable of voyeuristic pleasures: girl on the cusp of womanhood.

From The Guardian

“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