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