sugarmummy, noun
- Origin:
- U.S. EnglishShow more Formed by analogy with U.S. English sugar daddy.
slang
In urban (usually township) English: a wealthy middle-aged (White) woman who spends money freely on a younger man in return for his companionship or intimacy.
1986 W. Schärf et al. in Burman & Reynolds Growing Up 279In June 1984..there was a lot more talk among the boys about ‘bunnies’ (white men) and ‘sugarmummies’ (white women) than occurred a year later. This is partially attributable to the international AIDS scare.
1993 J. Lenake Informant, Pretoria, Gauteng‘Sugarmummy’ is used because many men die early and women have relationships with younger men.
a wealthy middle-aged (White) woman who spends money freely on a younger man in return for his companionship or intimacy.
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