jailbait
A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent,…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.
/ˈd͡ʒeɪlbeɪt/
» My ex's new girlfriend looks like jailbait.
Meaning
1 senses(slang, uncountable, usually)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.
Lolita, Knastköder
лоли́таlolíta, нимфеткаnimfetka
Examples
1 sentencesMy ex's new girlfriend looks like jailbait.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
person below the age of consent for sexual activity:
Deutsch
person below the age of consent for sexual activity:
Origin
From jail + bait, from the fact that statutory rape can result, for the adult committing iFrom jail + bait, from the fact that statutory rape can result, for the adult committing it, in incarceration.
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Forms
plural: jailbaitsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable