In Donkey Ears Meaning?

An exceptionally long period of time. The phrase likely originated as rhyming slang, where "ears" rhymes with "years" and alludes to the length of a donkey's ears. ... It's been donkey's ears since we last got together like this.

Are donkeys years or ears?

1923, from donkey's ears, which is rhyming slang for years. That is, donkey's ears is rhyming slang, replacing years with ears, while donkey's years reverts to years, with donkey acting as emphasis.

What is the moral of King donkey ears?

But nobody was laughing when an angry Greek god punished King Midas by giving him the ears of a donkey! ... Apollo became angry and turned Midas's ears into those of a donkey as a sign of foolishness. Moral of the story: Never choose a satyr over a powerful god.