What is a cougar?

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What is a cougar?

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The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large cat native to the Americas

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This powerful predator roams the Americas, where it is also known as a panther, puma, mountain lion, and catamount. This big cat of many names is also found in many habitats, from Florida swamps to Canadian forests.

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What does it mean when a woman is called a cougar?

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What is a cougar?

SOME women refer to themselves as cougars, others get given the label.

But what exactly does it mean, and is it derogatory?

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The term cougar is used to described a woman who seeks sex or relationships with younger men

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Put simply, a cougar is an older women who seeks a relationship or sex with men who are significantly younger than them.

Traditionally this meant women in about their 40s dating men 10 to 20 years their junior.
However, over time it has come to mean a woman of any age being in a relationship with a 10-year plus age gap.

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When is a woman called a cougar?

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Many people have different ideas about when a woman falls under the “cougar” category.

Some apply it to women who pursue sexual relationships with men who are more than eight years younger than them.
Others say the name can only be applied to women over the age of 50 who seek men in their 20s and 30s.
But it is widely accepted that cougars are different from pumas.
Pumas are said to be women under 40 who prefer younger men, while cougars tend to be women in their 40s, 50s and beyond who seek out men at least 10 years younger than themselves.

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The 2007 movie Cougar Club sees two college age interns hook up with "cougars" played by Faye Dunaway and Carrie Fisher

A couple of years later, a reality show called The Cougar aired in America.
It featured a woman in her 40s choosing a boyfriend from 20 younger men, all in their 20s.

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Put simply, a cougar is an older women who seeks a relationship or sex with men who are significantly younger than them.

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