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jail-bait

jail-bait is the alternative spelling of jailbait.

Meaning of jailbait

Noun

jailbait (usually uncountable, plural jailbaits)

  1. (slang, 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

Questions about jail-bait

What is jail-bait the alternative spelling of?
Jail-bait is the alternative spelling of jailbait.

Words near jail-bait in the dictionary

  1. jail purse
  2. jail purses
  3. jail school
  4. jail sentence
  5. jail sentences
  6. jail-bait
  7. jail-bird
  8. jail-birds
  9. jail-fever
  10. jailable
  11. Jailam

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