According to the Urban Dictionary, which lists many definitions of cougar too unsavory to print, the cougar woman is generally at least 35 — and always on the hunt — while many of the Hollywood and tabloid depictions put the women in their 40s, 50s and even 60s. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/fashion/15women.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&ref=style