cougar

[ koo-ger ]
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noun,plural cou·gars, (especially collectively) cou·gar.
  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.

Origin of cougar

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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 )

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cougar

/ (ˈkuːɡə) /


noun
  1. another name for puma

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

Origin of cougar

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C18: from French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, from Tupi suasuarana, literally: deerlike, from suasú deer + rana similar to

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