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in_a_coon's_age

coon's age

English

Noun

a coon's age (uncountable)

  1. (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.

Usage notes

  • The word coon may be considered racially pejorative in some communities, including that of African-Americans in the United States.

Synonyms

References

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