Jailbait
Encyclopedia
Jailbait is American English
slang
for a person who is younger than the legal age of consent
for sexual activity, but physically mature enough to be mistaken for an adult and be considered sexually desirable. The term is highly nuanced due to its criminal law
connotations, and therefore the specific sort of person the term can refer to varies by jurisdiction and often by the person who uses the term.
The term Jailbait can refer to:
American English
American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States....
slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
for a person who is younger than the legal age of consent
Age of consent
While the phrase age of consent typically does not appear in legal statutes, when used in relation to sexual activity, the age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts. The European Union calls it the legal age for sexual...
for sexual activity, but physically mature enough to be mistaken for an adult and be considered sexually desirable. The term is highly nuanced due to its criminal law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
connotations, and therefore the specific sort of person the term can refer to varies by jurisdiction and often by the person who uses the term.
The term Jailbait can refer to:
Movies
- Jail Bait (1937 film)Jail Bait (1937 film)Jail Bait is a 1937 short comedy film starring Buster Keaton.-Plot:Following a kidnapping and murder, a reporter believes he knows the identity of the murderer; so, he asks his roommate, a newspaper boy, to confess to the crime, in order to throw the police off the actual murderer's trail— giving...
, a 1937 film starring Buster KeatonBuster KeatonJoseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".Keaton was recognized as the... - Jail Bait (1954 film), a 1954 film by Ed Wood
- Jail Bait (1973 film), German TV film directed by Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making...
from the Franz Xaver KroetzFranz Xaver KroetzFranz Xaver Kroetz is a German author, playwright, actor and film director. His plays have been translated and performed internationally.-Life:Kroetz attended an acting school in Munich and the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna...
play, original title: Wildwechsel - Jail Bait (1994 film), a 1994 film starring C. Thomas HowellC. Thomas HowellChristopher Thomas "Tommy" Howell , known by his stage name C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in The Da Vinci Treasure,Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G...
- Jailbait (2000 film), a 2000 television film starring Alycia PurrottAlycia PurrottAlycia Purrott is a Canadian television and film actress best known for playing the Pink Ranger Sydney "Syd" Drew on TV's Power Rangers: S.P.D.-Filmography:* Twice in a Lifetime .... Callie...
(Russian article about the film: Малолетка (фильм, 2000)), broadcast on MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... - Jailbait (2004 film), a 2004 film starring Michael PittMichael PittMichael Carmen Pitt is an American actor and musician. Pitt is best known in film for his role in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers, and in television for his portrayal of James "Jimmy" Darmody in the hit HBO series Boardwalk Empire.-Personal life:Pitt was born in West Orange, New Jersey, the...
- Jail Bait (short film), a 2004 short film
Television
- Jailbait (2011 television show), a 2011 television show starring John LehrJohn LehrJohn C. Lehr , an American film and television actor and comedian.- Personal :Lehr was born on November 25, 1965 in Overland Park, Kansas. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1988. While attending Northwestern, he substitute taught at Kilmer Elementary School on the North Side of Chicago,...
on Crackle.com - Jailbait (The Shield), an episode of the FX crime drama
Music
- "Jail Bait" (Andre Williams song), a 1960 song by Andre Williams from his album of the same name
- "Jail Bait" (Wishbone Ash song), a 1971 song by Wishbone AshWishbone AshWishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
- "Jailbait" (Ted Nugent song)Jailbait (Ted Nugent song)"Jailbait" is the fourth song in Ted Nugent's second live album "Intensities in 10 Cities"-Chart positions:...
, a 1981 song by Ted NugentTed NugentTheodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
from his album "Intensities in 10 CitiesIntensities in 10 CitiesIntensities in 10 Cities is a 1981 live album by Ted Nugent, consisting of ten songs recorded during the last ten dates of Nugent's 1980 tour. All of the songs were new and had never appeared on any previous Ted Nugent album...
" - Jailbait, a 1982 song by AerosmithAerosmithAerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
- Jailbait, a 1980 song by Motorhead from their album Ace of SpadesAce of Spades (album)Ace of Spades is the fourth album by the British band Motörhead. Released on 8 November 1980, it peaked at #4 on the UK album charts and reached Gold status by March 1981...
- Jail-bait Jody, a 2010 song sung by Dominic CooperDominic CooperDominic Edward Cooper is an English actor. He has worked in TV, film, theatre and radio, in productions including Mamma Mia!, The Duchess, The History Boys, and The Devil's Double.- Early life :...
from the film Tamara Drewe (film)Tamara Drewe (film)Tamara Drewe is a 2010 comedy film directed by Stephen Frears.The screenplay was written by Moira Buffini, based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name written by Posy Simmonds... - Jailbait, a 2011 song by AngelspitAngelspitAngelspit is a cyberpunk band from Sydney, Australia. The band was formed in 2004 by vocalists/synthesists Destroyx and ZooG...