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Definition

For a very long or seemingly endless time.

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Origins

Possibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay.

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In Context

  • "I'll love you forever and a day."
  • "If this be not that you looke for, I haue no more to ſay, / But bid Bianca farewell for euer and a day."
  • "What you gonna do when you just found forever? / Where you gonna get to when you can't get it together? / Forever and a day"
  • "I went to the front yard, talked for maybe two more hours with Colombina and Rosita, his caretaker, and then we had to leave, but Nicanor still had enough material for forever and a day."
  • "Honestly, I had acne forever and a day and just struggled to find a routine that addressed my sensitive skin and so I made it!"
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