manther

English

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Etymology 1

Blend of mother +‎ panther

Noun

manther (plural manthers)

1. (Canada, US, slang) A woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men.
   • 2010, Brian Griffin, The Trustafarian Handbook: A Field Guide to the Neo-Hippie Lifestyle Funded by Mom and Dad, Adams Media, published 2010, →ISBN, page 195:

     Cougars and manthers (which you should have heard of by now—or you can at least intuit) are always on the hunt for the energetic, supple, and naive.

Coordinate terms

• cougar (North America, slang)

Etymology 2

Blend of man +‎ panther

Noun

manther (plural manthers)

1. (Canada, US, slang) A man who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger women.
   • 2011, Dennis J. Stevens, Wicked Women: A Journey of Super Predators, iUniverse, published 2011, →ISBN, page 50:

     “Jolo was a dick magnet but preferred manthers (older men who preyed on younger women) who spend lots of cash on her and me.”

   • 2012 April 20, “Picks of the week”, in Vancouver Courier, page A37:

     All of these questions and more will be answered when Loverboy unleashes its well-oiled, classic rock canon on a sea of sweaty cougars and manthers grinding against one another to “Turn Me Loose,” April 21 at the Commodore.

Hypernyms

• cradle robber, cradle snatcher

See also

• MILF/DILF
• sugar mama/sugar daddy