Meanings
nounSan Quentin quail (plural San Quentin quails)
plural San Quentin quails
- USslangjailbait (underage woman considered sexually attractive by adult men)
Origin
From San Quentin + quail. San Quentin invokes statutory rape, whereas quails were used as game, compare bait in jailbait.
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APA
San Quentin quail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Quentin%20quail
MLA
“San Quentin quail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Quentin%20quail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “San Quentin quail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Quentin%20quail.
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