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- [koo-ger]
- /ˈku gər/
- /ˈkuː.ɡər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koo-ger]
- /ˈku gər/
Definitions of cougar word
- countable noun cougar A cougar is a wild member of the cat family. Cougars have brownish-grey fur and live in mountain regions of North and South America. 3
- noun cougar a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men 3
- noun cougar a large, powerful, tawny cat (Puma concolor) with a long, slender body and a long tail; puma; mountain lion: it was once found widely from Canada to Patagonia but is now considered an endangered species 3
- noun plural cougar Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. 1
- noun plural cougar Informal. an older woman who seeks sexual relationships with much younger men: He's in his twenties, but he prefers cougars in their forties and fifties to young women his own age. 1
- noun cougar A large American wild cat with a plain tawny to grayish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia. 1
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Origin of cougar
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < French couguar (Buffon) < New Latin cuguacu ara, apparently a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçu ara
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Parts of speech for Cougar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cougar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cougar usage trend in Literature
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