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cougar bait

American  

noun

Informal.

  1. a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship.

    We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.

Etymology

Origin of cougar bait

2006 cougar (in the sense “a sexually predatory older woman”) + bait

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