sugar mama

American  

[shoog-er mah-muh] / ˈʃʊg ər ˌmɑ mə /

noun

Slang.

1. a wealthy woman who spends freely on a younger person, generally a man, in return for companionship or sexual intimacy.

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Etymology

Origin of sugar mama

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

We’re barely introduced to Khalid, a charismatic if unfocused Brooklynite, before he finds himself stranded in Bulgaria after the sugar mama he met on Facebook and came to meet is found dead seemingly the moment he arrives.

From New York Times

I’m angry that my ex would allow this and bitter that my mom seems to have been right: that my ex wanted a sugar mama.

From Washington Post

Not the Sugar Mama: Well, yes, don’t share the whole list next time.

From Washington Post

Re: Boyfriend: Sugar Mama needs to determine who her boyfriend is — there is always more to the story and the relationship.

From Washington Post

I just want to save her from a lifetime of providing for a deadbeat, as his sugar mama.

From Washington Post