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jailbait

[ jeyl-beyt ]

noun

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


jailbait

/ ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt /

noun

  1. 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jailbait1

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

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