Manther?

Today I learnt the term "manther". It comes from man + panther and is the male equivalent to a cougar. That is, it's an older man who seeks out younger women as partners. Apparently a "sugar daddy" applies only to wealthy old men while manther can apply to the poorest of old dudes who fancy a younger mate.

Actually, a search of an online urban dictionary educates me further. A cougar is a women in her 40s while a puma is under 40 and a jaguar is in her 50s.

And of course a sugar mamma is the female equivalent to a sugar daddy, wooing their young man with money.

Who the hell came up with these categories??

I think the metaphor is that all the cats are predators, so the older person is preying on the younger person.

If you think about it, the implication is that the young "prey" are unwilling participants. I mean, have you ever known a deer to willingly trot off with the cat hunting it?

So then, where does the "cougar hunter" come in? This is the young guy who likes older women (who fancies young men). The metaphor is getting a bit too muddled for me to follow now.

While we all know a sugar baby is the young girl who likes a sugar daddy, the urban dictionary came up empty for "manther hunter". Their doesn't appear to be a word for a young girl who likes older men unless they have money (ie sugar daddies).

The urban dictionary has more to teach me. Apparently "bobcat" is the name given to an older woman who wants only to make out with a young dude. A bobcat resembles a wild cat but has little to no wild blood; Often times a married woman that acts unmarried for isolated incidents. As far as I can see, there are no bobcat hunters. No real surprise there.