Mrs. Robinson

English Etymology Name of a character in Charles Webb's The Graduate (1963) and its film adaptation. Noun en informal An older woman who seduces a younger man. en 1974 Vogue 163 iii It's no longer the frustrated, outrageous outlet of a "Mrs. Robinson" or the lonely line of the spring of "Mrs. Stone." en 1979 November Texas Monthly 7 11 A Mr. Goodbar crowd (with some Mrs. Robinsons) and the hottest sundown cruising in town for the 40-and-under professional crowd. en 1988 Barbara Gordon Jennifer fever: older men/younger women But what about the Mrs. Robinsons? Apart from the ecstasy of sexual union and the joy of being with a perpetually erect, chronically ready young man (admittedly more fun than either jogging or yoghurt), is something else going on? en 2007 Chris Hansen To Catch a Predator There are the women who fall in love and seduce teenagers, the Mrs. Robinsons. en 2008 Xaviera Hollander; Katje van Dijk The Happy Hooker's Guide to Sex: 69 Orgasmic Ways to Pleasure a Woman Most women are seeking to be with a man they can trust to do this for them, so, if you want coaching, fess up, tell her you need a Mrs. Robinson, and you might get lucky. Verb en transitive slang Of a woman, to seduce a younger man. en 2012 w:Caitlin Moran Moranthology 180 Ebury At the time I wrote this, it didn't seem appropriate to mention in The Times that I've ‘got my eye’ on husky-voiced, awkward Marv – Charlie's best friend – and would totally Mrs Robinson him when he reaches the age of majority; some four years hence form his age in the books. en terms derived from fiction eponyms en Fictional characters