coon's age

Also, a dog's age. A very long time, as in I haven't seen Sam in a coon's age, or It's been a dog's age since I went to the ballpark. The first phrase rests on the mistaken idea that raccoons ("coons") live a long time. The variant may reflect a similar assumption but the true origin is not known. [c. 1835] Also see donkey's years.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ThaÍS	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Ramiro	rah-MEE-ro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Hagar	HAY-gahr (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Cainneach	-	Irish
Domitila	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Ina	EE-nə (English), IE-nə (English), EE-nah (Swedish, Dutch, Limburgish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Limburgish, Croatian