Meanings
An Americanism recorded in 1843 and probably related to the old English expression in a crow's age meaning the same. Coon is a colloquialism for the North American raccoon.
A very long time.
Example Sentences
1
I haven't seen him in a coon's age.
2
I've been waiting here for a coon's age.
3
She's been working on that puzzle for a coon's age.
4
It's been a coon's age since we last visited this place.
5
They've been living in that house for a coon's age.
