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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:
1765–75; < French couguar (Buffon) < Neo-Latin cuguacu ara, apparently a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçu ara
1765–75; < French couguar (Buffon) < Neo-Latin cuguacu ara, apparently a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçu ara
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Cougar
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- But over five years, there have been a spate of less serious cougar attacks, and they have killed numerous livestock.
- The picture that emerges suggests the cougar may indeed be returning to eastern states.
- The argument is that canine kind is not going to generate a feline be it housecat, tiger, or cougar.
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World English Dictionary
| cougar (ˈkuːɡə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for puma |
| 2. | slang (US), (Canadian) a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men |
| [C18: from French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, from Tupi suasuarana, literally: deerlike, from suasú deer + rana similar to] | |
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Word Origin & History
cougar
1774, from Fr. couguar, Buffon's adaption of a word from Port. picked up in Brazil as çuçuarana, perhaps from Tupi susuarana, from suasu "deer" + rana "false." Another proposed source is Guarani guaçu ara. Slang sense of "older woman (35-plus) who seeks younger males as sex partners"
EXPANDis attested by 2004.
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