as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
where have you been? I haven't seen you in a coon's age!
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Noun
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019 -
Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
Noun
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That’s bad news for the Parr family, and especially father Bob (Craig T. Nelson), who hates his office job and longs to return to his super life.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 June 2025
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In Prisoner of Azkaban, like the excited crowd gathered outside the shop, Harry longs to buy the cutting-edge, international-standard Firebolt, which is described as superior to his current broomstick, the Nimbus Two Thousand, which, in turn, puts the older and cheaper Comet 360 to shame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Their version of Superman was made with blue moon, red pop and lemon flavors.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Dec. 2024
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There's also a lot of supermoons in 2024 — four in a row, in fact, which began in August with a rare seasonal blue moon.—
John Tufts,
The Courier-Journal,
4 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The veterans — Antoine Griezmann, Koke — are very much looking their age.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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But many are proving to their young competitors that age is just a number.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Coon's age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coon%27s%20age. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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