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cougarish en · ADJ

Etymology

From cougar + -ish.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a cougar, or sexually predatory woman.
   • Janet gave him a cougarish once-over that made him feel like a piece of raw meat she was looking to sink her teeth into. 2011, Janelle Denison, Night After Night:
   • Cougarish Carol Vorderman, a Mensa-level Vanna White who drew letters and numbers for contestants for more than a quarter century, left the show in 2008 but remains a pop-culture fixture[…] 2009, Jason Cochran, Pauline Frommer's London, page 300:

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