What Does Donkey's Years Mean? Why Brits Say The Odd Phrase

There are some things, like WiFi and satellites, that I trust for no reason ― I have no idea how they really work. 

The same goes for certain words and phrases (what is a “fangled” when it’s not “new”?). 

We have written before at HuffPost UK about how the “deserts” in “just deserts” is said like the sweet treat, pronounced like the sandy area, and means neither.

But what about “donkey’s years” to mean a long period of time? Are donkey years exceptionally long? I thought they had a longish, but not wild, lifespan.

Here is what the phrase actually means (and why we are all probably saying it wrong).

It could have originally been “donkey’s ears” 

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