coon Idioma

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a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

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a pinch of coon shit

very little or no value, worthless That Rambler ain't worth a pinch o' coon shit. It's a lousy car.

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cocoon

stay inside your home to feel comfortable and safe We don't want to go out tonight. We feel like cocooning.

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coon's age

(See in a coon's age)

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in a coon's age

in many years, for a long time, for a dog's age Hello, Uncle Henry! I haven't seen you in a coon's age!

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pinch of coon shit

(See a pinch of coon shit)

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ace boon coon

friends

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ace boone coon

friends

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coon

offensive term for a black person

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dog's age|age|coon|coon's age|dog

n., informal A very long time. Usually used after "for" or "in" with a negative. Charlie Brown! I haven't seen you for a coon's age. Father hasn't had a night out with the boys in a dog's age. I waited for him for a dog's age, but he didn't come.
Synonym: MONTH OF SUNDAYS.

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gone coon, a

gone coon, a
Also, a gone goose. A person in a hopeless situation, one who is doomed; a dead duck. For example, When he passed me, I knew I was a gone goose. These terms have survived such synonyms as gone chick, gone beaver, gone horse, and gone gander. Stephen Crane used the first in The Red Badge of Courage (1894): “I'm a gone coon this first time.” [Slang; early 1800s]