donkey's ears en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
1916 UK, from British rhyming slang, rhyming with years, due to donkey’s ears being long.
Meanings
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(UK, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A long time, years and years.
Now for my first bath for what the men call ‘Donkey’s ears’, meaning years and years.
1916, E. V. Lucas, The Vermilion Box
- (plural, plural-only, slang) A pair of scissor binoculars.