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When did "Cougar" become a term?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Fatty FatBastard, Apr 6, 2007.

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  1. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    I already realize it's the "new" word for MILF, or older women. I'm just trying to figure out where it came from, or how it jumped into our lexicon so damn fast?

    Did we really need another term? Did we ever really need one?

    I'm flumoxed.
     
    #1 Fatty FatBastard, Apr 6, 2007
  2. Lil Pun

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    Cougar isn't really a term for MILF. It's a term describing older women who look for younger men.
     
    #2 Lil Pun, Apr 6, 2007
  3. SirCharlesFan

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    This is pretty much how I would use the term Cougar.
     
    #3 SirCharlesFan, Apr 6, 2007
  4. Jugdish

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    I thought it was a term for someone who can't get a job out of college.

    Hey-ooooo
     
    #4 Jugdish, Apr 6, 2007
  5. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    First time I heard it was on the show How I Met Your Mother, but I am not usually at the cutting age of the hip lingo.
     
    #5 StupidMoniker, Apr 6, 2007
  6. Dairy Ashford

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    John Jay Moores, John O'Quinn, Racehorse Haynes, Jack Valenti and Kathy Whitmire might have something to say about that. Better stay off of Scott Street after dark.
     
    #6 Dairy Ashford, Apr 6, 2007
  7. Oski2005

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    I hadn't heard of it until HIMYM as well.
     
    #7 Oski2005, Apr 6, 2007
  8. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    I heard it 2 years ago in Chicago from a guy born in Sweden. Thats the earliest I got. So so far... My origin is winning.
     
    #8 Ziggy, Apr 6, 2007
  9. bnb

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    Term's been around for over 15 years!! I remember it back when I was in University in the late 80's. Way before MILF. (Which has a different meaning entirely).

    Cougars stalk their prey. MILF's are lusted after.

    Per Wikopedia -- it's Canadian slang.

    link
     
    #9 bnb, Apr 6, 2007
  10. Isabel

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    OK... good, I'm not middle-aged yet, I don't dress to the nines, and I don't prowl. I'll just be myself and let the (slightly) younger men come to me. :D
     
    #10 Isabel, Apr 6, 2007
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    post pictures of yourself for the betterment of this thread
     
    #11 yaoluv, Apr 6, 2007
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    I heard it in Grade 12 (2002)...and have heard it numerous times over the years since then - most commonly from 2004-present.
     
    #12 3814, Apr 6, 2007
  13. fadeaway

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    The term cougar was on the go before MILF.
     
    #13 fadeaway, Apr 6, 2007
  14. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    It may have been, but it certainly wasn't as well known until recently. I personally had never heard it until this year. Now I've heard it half a dozen times.

    Just like "WeHo Bling Bling" was known before it was popular, Cougar is just now becoming a part of normal slang.
     
    #14 Fatty FatBastard, Apr 6, 2007
  15. Rocket River

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    What?
    No Melloncamp References?

    Rocket River
     
    #15 Rocket River, Apr 6, 2007
  16. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    To be fair, John realized older women have some facial hair, and tend not to shave as much. Therefore, due to the irony of having "Hurt so Good" related to anything "Cougar", he disavowed the name entirely, and hasn't used it since.

    (However he still, for whatever reason, still prefers dentures. Possibly an oxymoron, John?)
     
    #16 Fatty FatBastard, Apr 6, 2007
  17. SWTsig

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    yep..
     
    #17 SWTsig, Apr 6, 2007
  18. Uprising

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    Damn I've been left out of the loop, I've completely missed out on this term!
     
    #18 Uprising, Apr 6, 2007
  19. SWTsig

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    you're too old to use the term "cougar."
     
    #19 SWTsig, Apr 7, 2007
  20. kikimama

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    dang, you just owned many peeps...
     
    #20 kikimama, Apr 7, 2007
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