DONKEY'S YEARS


Meaning of DONKEY'S YEARS in English

Informal.

a very long time; eons.

[ 1895-1900; prob. orig. donkey ( 's ) ears, as rhyming slang for years, with years replacing ears once rhyming orig. was forgotten ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .