jailbait en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪlbeɪt/
- jāl´bāt
Etymology
From jail + bait, from the fact that statutory rape can result, for the adult committing it, in incarceration.
Meanings
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(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.
"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."
2009, The Economist, Charis Wilson, model and writer, died on November 20th, aged 95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jailbaits | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gaolbait | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jail-bait | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jail bait | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Hyponyms
nymph · nymphet · nymphette · lolita
Relateds
pedophilia · pedophile · paedophile · statutory rape · malebait · molest · paedophilia
Translations (19)
it ninfetta (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · ja ロリータ (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · ru нимфетка (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · tr çıtır (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · de Knastköder (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · pt novinha (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · cmn 禍水妞 /祸水妞 (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · de Lolita (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · it lolita (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · ru лоли́та (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · el πιπίνι (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · es cabrita (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · pt pita (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · pt chave de cadeia (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · fi sakkoliha (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · fr lolita (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · hu bakfis (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · sv lammkött (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) · es muchachita (person below the age of consent for sexual activity)