coon's age

English

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.

Noun

coon's age (usually uncountable, plural coon's ages)

(idiomatic, US, colloquial) 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.

Synonyms

(colloquial: a long time): dog's age

References

Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997), page 168.

单词	coon's age
释义	coon's age English 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. Noun coon's age (usually uncountable, plural coon's ages) (idiomatic, US, colloquial) 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.* Synonyms (colloquial: a long time): dog's age References Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997), page 168.
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