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donkey's ears
donkey's ears
An exceptionally long period of time. The phrase likely originated as rhyming slang, where "ears" rhymes with "years" and alludes to the length of a donkey's ears. Throughout time, it became more popularized as "donkey's years." I haven't seen Jim in donkey's ears! How's he doing these days? It's been donkey's ears since we last got together like this.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Rajni | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Lycus | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Theophilus | | thee-AHF-ə-ləs (English) | Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Pece | | - | Macedonian |
| Liorit | | - | Hebrew |
| Ritu | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |