Cougar
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Cougar - The older woman at the bar who is really gussied up and on the prowl for a man, preferably a younger one. Her kids are probably at home wondering why it's taking two hours to get a pack of smokes.
Late 30s to 50s, yes. It depends very much on their style; their attitude. It's all relative; if they're dating younger they tend to feel that that is what they're called. Whereas it might have started out as a bit of a derogatory term, it isn't at all. I think the women like it: they love that kind of sleek,animal, predatory, in control of their life kind of image: I'm in control of all of this. I think they like the name now.
They are generally very well dressed, very well put together and fit. It's a different lifestyle from the old days when they were encouraged -- older women -- to get to a certain point and then knit booties for their grandkids: Just disappear, please. Particularly the baby boomers are not going to disappear. They want what they want and they're moving everything from health to attitudes to sexuality and they're saying: Excuse me, this is me. I'm strong, independent and I've got my own money.
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Department of Geophysics Stanford University |
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