Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dog's age

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: dog's age
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long time; many years.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"John Higgins, I haven't seen you in a dog's age."

Etymology

See dog year.

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Synonyms

coon's age donkey's years

Questions

What does dog's age mean?: A long time; many years.
Where does dog's age come from?: See dog year.

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