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- US Pronunciation
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- [jeyl-beyt]
- /ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jeyl-beyt]
- /ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt/
Definition of jailbait's word
- noun jailbait's a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent. 1
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Origin of jailbait's
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35; jail + bait
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Parts of speech for Jailbait's
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jailbait's popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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