jailbait
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jailbait
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪlbeɪt/
Where it comes from
From jail + bait, from the fact that statutory rape can result, for the adult committing it, in incarceration.
noun jailbaits · gaolbait · jail bait · jail-bait
- A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive. "The first time she modelled for Edward Weston, in March 1934, Charis Wilson knew she didn’t look good. At 20 she was “a piece of jailbait”, a mere child, especially with the stumpy plaits into which she sometimes twisted her hair."
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noun person below the age of consent for sexual activity
| Español | cabrita, muchachita |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ロリータ rorīta |
| 中文 | 禍水妞 /祸水妞 huòshuǐniū |
| Português | chave de cadeia, novinha, pita |
| Français | lolita |
| Deutsch | Lolita, Knastköder |
| Italiano | lolita, ninfetta |
| Ελληνικά | πιπίνι pipíni |
| Русский | лоли́та lolíta, нимфетка nimfetka |
Talk about this word "jailbait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jailbait. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jailbait. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jailbait "jailbait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jailbait.Cite this
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title = {jailbait},
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