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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 |
| Bhavna | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam |
| Ourbanos | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Yusup | | - | Uyghur |
| Ajax | | AY-jaks (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Luther | | ['lu:θə] | |
| Guus | | KHUYS | Dutch |