English Explanatory Dictionary

coon's age

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very long time.

Word forms

coon's age coon's ages

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.

Synonyms

dog's age
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