donkey's ears
donkey's ears · donkey's earses
A long time, years and yearsA long time, years and years.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, idiomatic, plural, plural only)A long time, years and years.
(plural, plural only, slang)A pair of scissor binoculars.
Origin
1916 UK, from British rhyming slang, rhyming with years, due to donkey’s ears being long.1916 UK, from British rhyming slang, rhyming with years, due to donkey’s ears being long.
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Forms
plural: donkey's earses| Singular | donkey's ears |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsagesdonkey's yearsyonksyears and years
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddonkey's years