WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
don′key's years′, [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa very long time;
    eons.
  • probably origin, originally donkey('s) ears, as rhyming slang for years, with years replacing ears once rhyming origin, originally was forgotten 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
donkey's years n
  1. informal a long time

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