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coon's age

noun

Etymology

An Americanism recorded in 1843 and probably related to the old English expression in a crow's age meaning the same. Coon is a colloquialism for the North American raccoon.

  1. derived from expression in a crow's age meaning the same

Definitions

  1. A very long time.

    • Jarn hasn't seen Schnie in a coon's age.
    • We've been waiting a coon's age for our damn food.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA