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cougar
UK /ˈkuːɡə/ US /ˈkuɡɚ/
noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
wild
VERB + COUGAR
approach, attacked, encountering, find, found, got, like, scare
COUGAR + NOUN
boeing, cat, cats, connection, cub, man, woods
PREP.
from, in, out
ADV.
always, away, entirely
Definitions
noun
1
A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
They are found in Brasil, Paraguay, and in the country of the Amazons; and there is reason to believe that the animal, described by some travellers, under the name of the Ocorome, in Peru, is the same as the cougar, as well as that in the country of the Iroquois, which has been considered as a tiger, thought it is neither striped like that animal, nor spotted like the panther.
The Cougar has entirely disappeared, or is very rarely met with. This animal was about the size of the wolf, of a gray color, strong, active, fierce and untameable.
2
An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.
A cougar approached Warren at the Palomino Club and asked for a dance.
I am 26 years old and in a respectful but super-sexual relationship with a recent divorcée in her 40s. (A "cougar," in local slang.)
noun
1
A student or alumnus of the Washington State University.
The most helpful part of having a Washington State MBA is using the Cougar connection. Boeing is the most common example; you can always find a Cougar at Boeing who is in the department you're interested in. Once a Coug always a Coug.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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They are found in Brasil, Paraguay, and in the country of the Amazons; and there is reason to believe that the animal, described by some travellers, under the name of the Ocorome, in Peru, is the same
Wiktionary02
The Cougar has entirely disappeared, or is very rarely met with. This animal was about the size of the wolf, of a gray color, strong, active, fierce and untameable.
Wiktionary03
The only indigenous long tailed cat in America north of the parallel of 30 degrees is the cougar. The wild cats, so called, are lynxes with short tails; and of these there are three distinct species.
Wiktionary04
The most helpful part of having a Washington State MBA is using the Cougar connection. Boeing is the most common example; you can always find a Cougar at Boeing who is in the department you're interes
Wiktionary05
Never approach a cougar.
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Sami was attacked by a cougar.
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