jailbait
pronunciation
How to pronounce jailbait in British English:
UK [ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt]
How to pronounce jailbait in American English:
US [ˈdʒelˌbet]
Word Origin
- jailbait (n.)
- also jail bait, jail-bait, "girl under the legal age of consent," 1930, from jail (n.) + bait (n.).
Example
- 1. Stay away from mary , she is a jailbait .
- 2. It was the jailbait that had ruined his oncehappy marriage .