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What's the female equivalent for 'womanizer'? (Original Post) bobbieinok Nov 2019 OP
I think it is "maneater" Skittles Nov 2019 #1
Cougar if they prefer younger men. Funtatlaguy Nov 2019 #2
One equivalent is sl*t, although I wonder if that term is still used. femmedem Nov 2019 #3
Gold digger? (n/t) PJMcK Nov 2019 #4
Minx, lolita, tease randr Nov 2019 #5
A typical young female could never endure the amount of sex she is desired for everyday by almost braddy Nov 2019 #6
Read that if a man in a bar is trying pick up a woman Marthe48 Nov 2019 #20
That is an excellent quote, thanks. braddy Nov 2019 #21
You're welcome. Marthe48 Nov 2019 #23
Remember the old song "Runaround Sue?" cwydro Nov 2019 #7
Hot Date calguy Nov 2019 #8
I think it is Slut or Whore Beringia Nov 2019 #9
Barracuda is sometimes used. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #10
Vamp? Ghost Dog Nov 2019 #11
A Flapper jpak Nov 2019 #12
certainly not Fluffer Skittles Nov 2019 #16
.... jpak Nov 2019 #17
I imagine the same skills apply. Aristus Nov 2019 #24
Trollop perhaps The King of Prussia Nov 2019 #13
my English grandmother called them "tarts" Skittles Nov 2019 #15
Nymphomaniac? smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #14
Party Girl Doc_Technical Nov 2019 #18
mc shan -project ho braddy Nov 2019 #22
Nympho? Marthe48 Nov 2019 #19

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
1. I think it is "maneater"
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 04:23 AM
Nov 2019

but I don't see either term as positive - more like calculated people who use members of the opposite sex

femmedem

(8,203 posts)
3. One equivalent is sl*t, although I wonder if that term is still used.
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 08:08 AM
Nov 2019

I could be wrong, but I think people are much less likely to stigmatize women with multiple partners or women who have casual sex than they used to be. I've been with Mr. Femmedem for 20 years, so what do I know? But it seems to be no big deal among my younger friends and in film or tv.

 

braddy

(3,585 posts)
6. A typical young female could never endure the amount of sex she is desired for everyday by almost
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 09:01 AM
Nov 2019

every male who sees her whether it be hundreds or even thousands, while the average male is almost never successful in finding a female who wants to have sex with him, even a successful "womanizer" may be judged successful by merely finding one or two females a week who are willing to have sex with him.

Science

Females are constantly having to reject countless potential sex partners and find ways to keep them at bay, or from even approaching, while males are constantly having to seek and work at it, measuring success one at a time, or by a dozen or two a year rather than by hundreds a day.
Tit for Tat, both sexes the same, mirror image, etc, therefore humans seeing both as the same and measuring both in the same way sexually isn't real

The female carries a baby, the male spreads his seed.

Marthe48

(16,975 posts)
20. Read that if a man in a bar is trying pick up a woman
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 05:10 PM
Nov 2019

he could use a calendar to keep track of his effort. Whereas, a woman could use a stopwatch

Marthe48

(16,975 posts)
23. You're welcome.
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 03:16 PM
Nov 2019

It was in a book about James O. Wilson's tome on Socio-biology. I tried to read Wilson's, but didn't have time, 600 some pages iirc. The book with a quote was shorter and pointed out the highlights of the theory.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
14. Nymphomaniac?
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 03:27 PM
Nov 2019

Not saying it's a good thing to call a woman, just that it's a term that is used to call a woman who acts like a man who is known to be a "womanizer". I would just call her "experimental" or "highly-sexed".

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