cougar

[Bill Palmer]

When Barbie turned 50 (last year?), a Windows Media File circulated the
Internet, touting "Cougar Barbie", with all her trappings.

Bill Palmer

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From: "Scot LaFaive" <slafaive at GMAIL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: cougar


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> 2002...http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Cougar_20Mate_99
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> "The term "Cougar" refers to an older, recently divorced (or just
> plain old fashioned single), financially secure woman who is out
> hunting for younger men to have brief, sexual relations with."
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> Scot
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> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM, James A. Landau
> <JJJRLandau at netscape.com> <JJJRLandau at netscape.com> wrote:
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>> cougar = a woman who dates/sleeps with/marries a much younger man (or in
>> the case of Ellen DeGeneres, a much younger woman).
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>> This term seems to be popular now (i.e. in the last couple of
>> weeks)---Monday "Entertainment Tonight" ran a lengthy segment on
>> Hollywood's 5 top cougars, complete with feline metaphors.  However I
>> cannot recall ever having seen it before that.  Is it a new term or is it
>> my usual disconnect from pop culture?
>>
>> OT:  seen in the grocery store: "Ex Virgin Olive Oil".  Must be those
>> darn rapeseeds.
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>> OT:  heard this morning: "If you aren't Irish, then your mother has been
>> playing around."
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>>     - Jim Landau
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