English edit

Etymology edit

cougar +‎ -ish

Adjective edit

cougarish (comparative more cougarish, superlative most cougarish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cougar, or sexually predatory woman.
    • 2009, Jason Cochran, Pauline Frommer's London, page 300:
      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 []
    • 2011, Janelle Denison, Night After Night:
      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.