jailbait

See also: jail-bait and jail bait

English

Alternative forms

• gaolbait (rare)
• jail bait
• jail-bait

Etymology

jail +‎ bait, from the fact that statutory rape can result, for the adult committing it, in incarceration.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jāl´bāt, IPA^(key): /ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt/

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

jailbait (usually uncountable, plural jailbaits)

1. (slang) A sexually mature person (usually female) below the legal age of consent who is regarded (usually by an adult male) as being attractive and/or seductive.
   • 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."

Synonyms

• lolita, nymph, nymphet, nymphette (female)

Translations

person below the age of consent for sexual activity

• Finnish: sakkoliha (fi)
• French: lolita (fr) f
• German: Lolita f; (uncommon also) Knastköder m
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• Greek: πιπίνι (el) n (pipíni)
• Portuguese: chave de cadeia, pita (pt)
• Spanish: cabrita f, muchachita f

See also

• statutory rape
• molest
• paedophilia, pedophilia
• paedophile, pedophile