jailbait

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[edit] English

jail bait, from the risk of a prison sentence.

jailbait (usually uncountable; plural jailbaits)

(slang) A person, usually a female, below the age of consent, who is considered as a potential sexual partner.
- 2009 The Economist, “Charis Wilson, model and writer, died on November 20th, aged 95”:
  
  "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."

person below the age of consent for sexual activity