Wordie: Cougar: Comments

Comment by yarb, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:07:10 +0000

Perhaps because I'm not drunk at the moment, I can't help re: drink and attire, but I agree that an element of predation is required to define an older woman as a cougar. I suppose the same effect could be produced by a really staggering degree of naivety in the younger man, rendering any woman a comparative predator. But a simple age difference of, say, 10 to 15 years is not sufficient by itself.

Comment by uselessness, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:59:34 +0000

Yes, I'm quite sure cougars are required to wear last year's business attire, and alternate between scotch and mimosa, depending on the day of the week.

Comment by John, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:55:37 +0000

I think this is a subject of debate, and that the debates take place mostly in bars. But my understanding is that the coug, like her namesake, is a hunter. An age differential is necessary but not sufficient. I've also heard (drunk) Canadians discourse on finer points, such as attire, preferred drink, etc., but I'll leave those details to someone more in the know than I.

Comment by uselessness, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:43:12 +0000

So an older woman who likes younger men (and is in a reciprocating relationship) wouldn't qualify then?

Comment by John, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:33:55 +0000

Clearly you have never met a cougar; it's part of the package. If you don't feel preyed upon, she's not a cougar. Or coug, as my Canadian friends more frequently put it.

Comment by uselessness, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:54:35 +0000

Preys? Is it nearly so diabolical?

Comment by John, 9 months ago

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:13:19 +0000

Also, an older woman who preys on younger men.