coon's age

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Noun === coon's age (usually uncountable, plural coon's ages) (idiomatic, US, colloquial) A very long time. ==== Synonyms ==== (colloquial: a long time): dog's age === References === Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997), page 168.[1]