different between manther vs cougar

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Blend of mother +? panther

Noun

manther (plural manthers)

1. (Canada, US, slang) A woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men.
   • 2010, Brian Griffin, The Trustafarian Handbook: A Field Guide to the Neo-Hippie Lifestyle Funded by Mom and Dad, Adams Media (2010), ?ISBN, page 195:

     Cougars and manthers (which you should have heard of by now—or you can at least intuit) are always on the hunt for the energetic, supple, and naive.

Coordinate terms

• cougar (North America, slang)

Etymology 2

Blend of man +? panther

Noun

manther (plural manthers)

1. (Canada, US, slang) A man who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger women, by implication a “sexual predator”.
   • 2011, Dennis J. Stevens, Wicked Women: A Journey of Super Predators, iUniverse (2011), ?ISBN, page 50:

     “Jolo was a dick magnet but preferred manthers (older men who preyed on younger women) who spend lots of cash on her and me.”

   • 2012, "Picks of the week", Vancouver Courier, 20 April 2012, page A37:

     All of these questions and more will be answered when Loverboy unleashes its well-oiled, classic rock canon on a sea of sweaty cougars and manthers grinding against one another to “Turn Me Loose,” April 21 at the Commodore.

Hypernyms

• cradle robber, cradle snatcher

See also

• MILF/DILF
• sugar mama/sugar daddy

English

Alternative forms

• couguar

Etymology

From French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, a deformation of Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana (earlier çuçuarana), perhaps from Tupian (suasuarana (“deerlike animal”), from suasú (“deer”); compare s?wasuarána (“cervine”)) or perhaps from Guaraní (guaçuara).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ku???/, [?k?u???], /?ku????/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ku??/, [?k?u??]

Noun

cougar (plural cougars)

1. A mountain lion; Puma concolor.

   Synonyms: catamount, catamountain, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma, red tiger

   Hyponym: Florida panther
2. (Canada, US, slang) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

   Hypernyms: cradle robber, cradle snatcher, manther

   Coordinate terms: cub, MILF, sugar mama, toy boy

   • 2011, Donna McDonald, Dating A Cougar, (?ISBN):

     “Younger can be good. How much younger?” Regina asked, inspecting the appetizer plates for any lingering bites. “I don't know,” Alexa said frowning. “Why does that matter?” “Less than eight years makes you a Puma. Over eight years makes you a Cougar,” Regina said wisely, grinning as Lauren nodded excitedly in agreement.

Derived terms

• cougarhood
• cougaring
• cougarish
• cougarlike

Translations

Further reading

• Cougar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.?a?/

Noun

cougar f (plural cougars)

1. (informal) cougar (an older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men)

See also

• mangeuse d'hommes