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cougar

cougar

29 9.7
An older woman who dates much younger men for romance or sex
  • noun
  • /ˈkuːɡər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : cougar (coloquial, ofensivo)
  • I need a virile man who can handle a cougar like me.
  • cougar woman
  • hot cougars
  • cougar love

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Examples

  • Many people admire how a cougar can carry herself with such style and grace.

  • I'm practically a cougar.

  • Hey big daddy, you ever been with a cougar?

  • Looks like Taylor could be a cougar in training.

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  • Is Taylor Swift a cougar in training?

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  • Madonna was a cougar before the word 'cougar' was even invented.

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  • Prepare yourselves, because the cougars are on the prowl.

  • Interesting that "cradle robbers" or "cougars," as older women with younger men are sometimes called today, existed way back then.

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  • She confidently embraced her identity as a cougar and started dating younger men.

  • He was surprised to find that his charming new girlfriend was a cougar who enjoyed younger company.

Synonyms

cradle robber
vscougar
  • Offensive
8.8

A person who dates someone much younger than them

is informal and specifically refers to an older woman seeking younger men
cradle snatcher
vscougar
  • Offensive
8.7

A person who dates someone much younger

is specifically an older woman who seeks younger men rather than any gender

Surface Forms

cougar singular
cougars plural

Etymology

The slang use of cougar comes from comparing an older woman to the hunting cat that stalks younger 'prey', so people began using cougar for a woman who seeks much younger men.