donkeys years
Seemingly forever ago
A very long time.
The phrase is British in origin and mildly humorous, playing on the supposed longevity of donkeys and the rhyme with "donkey's ears" (which are notably long).
I haven't seen him in donkey's years.
She's been working there for donkey's years.
Sometimes spelled without the apostrophe.
- agesExtended time spans
- long timeExtended period elapsed
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- foreverFor all time
- eonsImmense spans of time
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- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
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