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
Elijah	[i'laidʒə]
Dooley	['du:li]
Willem	VIL-ləm, WIL-ləm	Dutch
Hopcyn	-	Welsh
Adina (1)	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Hebrew
Heimirich	-	Ancient Germanic