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"jail-bait" has 2 syllables: jailb-ait.
noun
"Jail-bait" has 2 syllables: jailb · ait.
Jail-bait: A sexually mature person (usually female) below the legal age of consent who is regarded (usually by an adult male) as being attractive and/or seductive.
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