sugar mama

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Etymology

From slang sugar (“money”) and colloquial mama (“mother”).

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sugar mama (plural sugar mamas)

  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) An older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.
    • 2020 [2019], Eku Takeshima, translated by Kevin Steinbach, Whisper Me a Love Song, volume 1, Kodansha Comics, translation of ささやくように恋を唄う [Sasayaku You ni Koi o Utau] (in Japanese), →ISBN, page 142:
      Suddenly I think I understand the sugar mamas of the world...
      [original: 好(す)きな人(ひと)に貢(みつ)ぎたくなる人(ひと)の気持(きも)ち分(わ)かったかも]
      Suki na hito ni mitsugitakunaru hito no kimochi wakatta kamo

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