Pronunciation: /ɪn ə kunz eɪdʒ/
noun a coon's age - a colloquial expression meaning a very long time
A1 I haven't seen my old friend in a coon's age.
A2 She finally finished reading that book she had been working on in a coon's age.
B1 The last time I visited that city was in a coon's age.
B2 He hadn't played the guitar in a coon's age, but he picked it up again recently.
C1 After being away for a coon's age, she returned to her hometown with new stories to tell.
C2 In a coon's age, I have never seen such a beautiful sunset as the one we witnessed last night.
preposition in - used to indicate inclusion within something
A1 I haven't seen my old friend in a coon's age.
A2 We haven't had a family reunion in a coon's age.
B1 I haven't been to the movies in a coon's age.
B2 She hasn't visited her hometown in a coon's age.
C1 I haven't read that book in a coon's age.
C2 He hasn't traveled abroad in a coon's age.
formal I haven't seen her in a coon's age, it must have been years since our last meeting.
informal I haven't talked to him in a coon's age, we really need to catch up soon.
slang I haven't hung out with them in a coon's age, we used to be so close.
figurative The last time I visited that town was in a coon's age, it feels like a distant memory now.
in a coon's age
will be in a coon's age
has been in a coon's age
is in a coon's age
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as in a coon's age
to be in a coon's age
being in a coon's age
having been in a coon's age