Definition of "cougar" []

• Chiefly Western U.S. See mountain lion. (noun)

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• "The trend has become so prevalent that the term "cougar" is now a commonly used colloquialism."
• "Additionally, 6% of respondents found the term "cougar" offensive to women; 4% found it offensive to men."
• "The term cougar doesn't really seem to be about an age difference than it does about how you feel about yourself."