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Cougar is a slang term that refers to a woman who seeks sexual relations with considerably younger men. It typically refers to women aged 30–40 years old. ABC News states that these women pursue sexual relations with people more than eight years younger than them, while The New York Times states that the women are over the age of 40 and aggressively pursue sexual relations with men in their twenties or thirties.
The origin of the word cougar as a slang term is debated, but it is thought to have originated in Western Canada and first appeared in print on the Canadian dating website Cougardate.com. It has also been stated to have "originated in Vancouver, British Columbia, as a put-down for older women who would go to bars and go home with whoever was left at the end of the night."
The "cougar" concept has been used in television shows, advertising and film. The 2007 film Cougar Club was dedicated to the subject, and in spring 2009 TV Land aired a reality show called The Cougar. The 2009 sitcom Cougar Town originally explored the difficulty and stigma of many so-called "cougars". The Graduate (1967) demonstrates that the concept is older than the term; a middle-aged married mother (Cougar mom) pursues a much younger man (21 in the movie).
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References
- ^ "Are More Older Women With Younger Men?". ABC News. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ Kershaw, Sarah (14 October 2009). "Rethinking the Older Woman-Younger Man Relationship". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Barrett, Grant (17 October 2007). "Time for a cougar?". The Star Online. Retrieved 26 August 2009.