coon's ages

noun

plural of coon's age
as in months
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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  1. ages
  2. forevers
  3. longs
  4. blue moons
Noun
  • Differences in ages between adults aren’t inherently problematic, but one’s experiences in life can change dramatically between 18 and 23.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Arsenal usually buy players to perform in their peak ages rather than buying young to then sell on.
    — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ages
Noun
  • Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of forevers
Noun
  • Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • So, the pressure went into the basis and sat there, with longs paid a fortune to hold the other side.
    — Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of longs
Noun
  • Sometimes a single year can even feature two blue moons.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • May 2027 and December 2028 will also bring blue moons, according to RMG.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of blue moons
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