coon's age

noun

Definition of coon's agenext
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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  1. forever
  2. long
  3. age
  4. blue moon
Noun
  • There is a certain ease and flow to the conversation with your forevers.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
  • Miami trailed 1-0 fast, in the sixth minute, when the defense left Guilherme Biro unmarked for a downward header off a corner kick, gifting Biro the forever-history of the first goal in the new stadium.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of forever
Noun
  • The nearly 70-foot-long tugboat changed ownership several times before it was abandoned at the mouth of the Amnicon River in 1951.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In this painful experience, one is exposed (the betrayal that is blushing) and longs to hide oneself.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of long
Noun
  • California icon Dolores Huerta, an activist and labor leader, died of cancer Wednesday at her Bakersfield home at age 96, according to the New York Times.
    — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Depending on expansion criteria, more than 40% of Americans under age 65 with private insurance could be clinically eligible for GLP-1s, a 2024 KFF study found.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of age
Noun
  • The next blue moon – when a single month has two full moons instead of one – won't happen until December 2028.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • Two Types Of ‘blue Moon’ Despite its name, a blue moon has nothing to do with color.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of blue moon
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“Coon's age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coon%27s%20age. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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