coon's age

noun

A very long time.

“Jarn hasn't seen Schnie in a coon's age.”

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dog's age
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Meanings

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

plural coon's ages

  1. UScolloquialidiomaticuncountableusuallyA very long time.

    Jarn hasn't seen Schnie in a coon's age.

    1 more example

    We've been waiting a coon's age for our damn food.

    Synonyms: dog's age

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA very long time.

Similar
dog's age
Also see
agecrow's agedog's ageeldeonminutemonth of sundayswhile

Origin

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.

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APA

coon's age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon's%20age

MLA

“coon's age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon's%20age. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coon's age,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon's%20age.

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