- in a coon's age
- in a coon's age (or in a dog's age)US informal : in a very long time
We haven't seen them in a coon's age.
• • •Main Entry: ↑age————————in a coon's age — see ↑age, 1• • •Main Entry: ↑coon
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in a coon's age
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coon's age — (USA) A very long time, as in I haven t seen her in a coon s age! … The small dictionary of idiomes
coon's age — coon s′ age n. Informal. inf a long period of time • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
coon's age — ☆ coon s age n. [fanciful & emphatic < RACCOON] Informal an indefinitely long time … English World dictionary
coon's\ age — • dog s age • coon s age noun informal A very long time. Usually used after for or in with a negative. Charlie Brown! I haven t seen you for a coon s age. Father hasn t had a night out with the boys in a dog s age. I waited for him for a dog s… … Словарь американских идиом
coon's age — noun : a long while been sick for a coon s age * * * Informal. a long time: I haven t seen you in a coon s age! [1835 45, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
coon's age — noun Date: 1843 a long while < best fried chicken I ve tasted for a coon s age Sinclair Lewis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
coon's age — Informal. a long time: I haven t seen you in a coon s age! [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
coon's age — See in a coon s age … English idioms
in a coon's age — A long time. Example: I haven t seen her in a coon s age … The small dictionary of idiomes
in a coon's age — in many years, for a long time, for a dog s age Hello, Uncle Henry! I haven t seen you in a coon s age! … English idioms
