cougarhood

English

Etymology

cougar +‎ -hood

Noun

cougarhood (uncountable)

1. (Canada, US, slang, rare) The condition of being a cougar (older woman who seeks relationships with younger males).
   • 2009, Reba Toney, The Rating Game: The Foolproof Formula for Finding Your Perfect Soul Mate, St. Martin's Griffin (→ISBN), page 130:

     And dating guys twenty years younger means you have officially hit cougarhood, proceed with caution.

   • 2009, Paul Madarasz, “How many cougars are there on the prowl?”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 19 July 2018:

     Maybe they're still "studs" and "Lotharios", even at that age, long after the females have lost their "slut" status and moved on to cougarhood.

   • 2010, Douglas Browning, Season of Guilt, Xlibris Corporation (→ISBN)

     The women that age who have taken up the cause of cougarhood, if I might call it that, seem to have no trouble flaunting it, like it's something worth crowing about.

   • 2011, Ferd Berfle, “Gloria Allred”, in alt.clubs.just-for-fun‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 19 July 2018:

     C'mon, at this point even Gloria's adult daughter is too old and too ugly to be worthy of cougarhood.

   • 2011, Trijcomm, “Generation X women turning 40 are learning to embrace and celebrate their cougarhood”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 19 July 2018:
   • 2018, Daniel Urban, Grow Up Already, Page Publishing Inc (→ISBN)

     Are you a MILF yet, or did you move up to cougarhood? When does one become a cougar?

See also

• cougarness