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a coon's age
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Rain (1) | | RAYN | English (Rare) |
Saif | | - | Arabic |
Hillevi | | HIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish) | Swedish, Finnish |
Aulus | | OW-luws | Ancient Roman |
Mijo | | - | Croatian, Serbian |
Baldomero | | bahl-do-ME-ro | Spanish |