I have not seen my old friend in a coon's age.
coon's age
idiomA very long time.
Origin
first recorded 19th c. disputed originAn 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.
It has been a coon's age since we last visited this park, and everything looks different now.
Having lived abroad for a coon's age, he found the rapid modernization of his hometown both fascinating and overwhelming.
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