Meaning of unicorn bait | Babel Free

Definitions

A virgin.

humorous, slang, uncountable

Examples

“She had turned herself back into a virgin again, with that flair for backwardness of hers. An unusual talent, I thought, but of no particular use⟳ - except perhaps in a cat-house, where, by exercising it she might continue⟳ to fetch⟳ premium prices from customers with a special taste⟳ for unicorn bait.”

“Who'd marry⟳ the Fool? Who'd betroth his daughter to the Fool? The very scorn that made his magic possible also made any kind of a normal life impossible. The only chance to find⟳ a woman lay⟳ among the magical creatures of the realm…and he wasn't at all sure that he wanted to make⟳ that kind of alliance with one of them. […] He stared glumly down at his reflection in the mead, thinking with resignation that he was, in all probability, doomed to live⟳ and die⟳ as unicorn bait.”

“He looked at her, startled and a little disappointed. Then he shrugged. "Still unicorn bait," he said.”

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