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noun
A long time, years and years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
1876 or earlier. Possibly chosen because donkeys can be long-lived animals. Likely directly related to donkey's ears, a less frequently used rhyming slang term for years.https://wordhistories.net/2016/06/30/donkeys-years/
