a coon's age

An exceptionally long period of time. Based on the folk belief that raccoons (shortened colloquially to "coons") had a longer-than-average lifespan. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. It will take a coon's age to get all this work finished! I haven't been on a vacation in a coon's age.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tempest	TEM-pəst	English (Rare)
Thierry	tee-e-REE	French
PÁDraigÍN	PAW-dri-geen	Irish
Eko	E-ko	Indonesian, Javanese
Usoa	-	Basque
Noble	['nəubl]