Definition of JAILBAIT

jailbait

Plural: jailbait, jailbaits

Noun

  • A slang term for a person under the 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.

Examples

  • Using controversial words like JAILBAIT might get you banned from friendly Scrabble tournaments.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 17

jailbait: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
jailbait: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
jailbait: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

jailbait: valid Words With Friends Word