cougar

American  

[koo-ger] / ˈku gər /

noun

PLURAL

cougars

PLURAL

cougar

1. Also called mountain lion, panther, puma.  a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.

2. Informal.  an older woman who seeks sexual relationships with much younger men.

   He's in his twenties, but he prefers cougars in their forties and fifties to young women his own age.

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cougar British  

/ ˈkuːɡə /

noun

1. another name for puma

2. slang  a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men

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Etymology

Origin of cougar

First recorded in 1765–75; from French couguar, from New Latin cuguacu ara, cuguacuarana, apparently a misrepresentation of either Guarani guaçu ara or Portuguese çuçuarana, suçuarana (from Tupi susuarana )

Example Sentences

The cougar continues advancing as the cyclists shout for it to get back.

From Los Angeles Times

Westlake Village’s cougar bar, when I was going through a divorce and channeling my Studio 54 days.

From Los Angeles Times

Korinna Domingo, founder and director of the Cougar Conservancy, emphasized how cougar behavior in Los Angeles is similarly shaped by decades of urban development, fragmented landscapes and the social and political choices that structure them.

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Stage 2, the final phase, will connect the structure to the hills at the north and south so that wildlife, like L.A.’s famous, ill-fated cougar, P-22, can use it.

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The deputies kept an eye on the cougar as they waited for Ventura County Animal Services, who then took over the incident and requested assistance from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Related Words

• mountain lion
• panther