donkey's ears

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#1·9h ago

(British, idiomatic) A long time, years and years.

1916, E. V. Lucas, The Vermilion Box:

Origin: 1916 UK, from British rhyming slang, rhyming with years, due to donkey’s ears being long. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·9h ago

(military, slang) A pair of scissor binoculars.

: Now for my first bath for what the men call ‘Donkey’s ears’, meaning years and years.

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