Someone asked Parade magazine how the term "Cougar" came to mean and older woman. Here is what the magazine replied:
"One popular story is that the term first showed up in the locker room of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team in the late 1980s, describing groupies of a mature vintage," says language expert Patricia T. O'Conner. "The usage was popularized in 2001, when Valerie Gibson wrote COUGAR: A GUIDE FOR OLDER WOMEN DATING YOUNGER MEN. Now there are dozens of online services devoted to matching 'cougs' with 'cubs.'"
Recently, I saw a talk show on which the host mentioned Cougar to the guest who likes younger men. She became a little irritated, stating she "hates the term and finds it degrading."
What about you? Do you find "Cougar" degrading?
Lizzie
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Let's just say it's a lot less degrading than MILF. Now that's a terms that irritates me!
They both irritate me. Really, why (rhetorical question here) are all the negative words about women?
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