jailbait

IPA/ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt/
IPA/ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt/

jailbait — noun

1. a degrading slang word for a young person viewed in a sexual way even though the

1.名詞C2
釋義

a degrading slang word for a young person viewed in a sexual way even though they are below the legal age for sexual activity.

例句

The editor removed jailbait from the review of the teen actor.

remove the word jailbait from + text

Fans condemned the host for calling the sixteen-year-old singer jailbait on air.

call + someone + jailbait

同義詞
  • minor

    neutral legal term for a person under the age set by law

  • underage person

    neutral description that states age status without sexualising the person

反義詞
  • adult

    a person who has reached the legal age

  • of-age person

    stresses that the person is legally old enough

文法句型

call + someone + jailbait

describe + someone + as + jailbait

use/remove + the word jailbait

用法筆記

Strongly offensive and objectifying. It often appears when people are criticising someone else's language or behaviour, not as a neutral label.

常見錯誤

The twenty-year-old actor was jailbait.
The actor looked very young.
💡jailbait refers to someone below the legal age for sexual activity, and the term itself is insulting.