coon's age
noun Informal.
a long time: I haven't seen you in a coon's age!
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Origin of coon's age
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby coon's age
coon, coon cat, coon cheese, coon dog, coon rapids, coon's age, coonass, cooncan, cooner, coonhound, coonskin
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British Dictionary definitions for coon's age
coon's age
noun
US slang a long time
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Idioms and Phrases with coon's age
coon's age
Also, a dog's age. A very long time, as in I haven't seen Sam in a coon's age, or It's been a dog's age since I went to the ballpark. The first phrase rests on the mistaken idea that raccoons (“coons”) live a long time. The variant may reflect a similar assumption but the true origin is not known. [c. 1835] Also see donkey's years.
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