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jailbait
Jailbait (noun) means a person who has reached puberty but is, or appears to be, under the legal age of consent, and whom an adult typically views as sexually attractive or alluring.
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A person who has reached puberty but is, or appears to be, under the legal age of consent, and whom an adult typically views as sexually attractive or alluring.
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Etymology
From jail + bait, from the fact that statutory rape can result, for the adult committing it, in incarceration.
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"jailbait" (noun) means a person who has reached puberty but is, or appears to be, under the legal age of consent, and whom an adult typically views as sexually attractive or alluring.