| 单词 | coon's age |
| 释义 | coon's age[ koonz-eyj ] / ˈkunz ˌeɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coon's age ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a long time: I haven't seen you in a coon's age! Origin of coon's ageAn Americanism dating back to 1835–45; coon (in the sense “raccoon”) + age (from the folk belief that raccoons are long-lived) usage note for coon's ageCoon is a shortened form of raccoon. Although a wild raccoon survives only 2 or 3 years on average, the phrase coon's age arose from the mistaken belief that these animals can live a long time. We still use the similar expression donkey's years, but coon's age has declined in use because coon is also a highly insulting term used to refer to a Black person. Words nearby coon's agecoon cheese, coon dog, cooner, coonhound, Coon Rapids, coon's age, coonskin, coontie, coony, coop, cooper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for coon's agecoon's age nounUS slang a long time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with coon's agecoon's age Also, a dog's age. A very long time, as in I haven't seen Sam in a coon's age, or It's been a dog's age since I went to the ballpark. The first phrase rests on the mistaken idea that raccoons (“coons”) live a long time. The variant may reflect a similar assumption but the true origin is not known. [c. 1835] Also see donkey's years. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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