AGO
ADJECTIVES
► AGONE ago → 1823 Amer. dial.
► ELDERN of long ago, ancient → 1862 Sc.
► LANG SYNE of long ago, of yore, ancient → 1798 Sc.
ADVERBS
► ABACK ago; since → 1768 Sc.
► ABYE ago, past → 1894 Sc.
► ALLUS-AGO ► ALWAYS-AGO long ago → 1914 Amer. dial.
► BACK-ALONG a little while ago, recently → 1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► BACK-CAST long ago; in the past → 1874 Eng. dial.
► LANGER long ere, long since → 1303 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
► LANG SYNE long ago; long since → 1500 Sc.
► LONG ALREADY since long ago, for a long time → 1935 Amer. dial.
► OLD long ago; in ancient times → 1608 obs.
► OVERS-CADOVERS a long time ago → 1977
► SITH ago; before now → 1350 obs.
► SITHEN ago; in the past → 1386 obs.
► SITHENCE ago; in the past → 1548 obs.
NOUNS
► ALLUS-AGO ► ALWAYS-AGO a long time ago → 1922 Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► LANG-SYNER a person who lived long ago → 1843 Eng. dial.
PHRASES
► DONKEY’S YEARS AGO long ago → 1942 Amer. colloq. (Bk.)
► RIGHT SMART AGO ► RIGHT SMART SPELL AGO long ago → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SPACE BACK, A some time ago → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN BROOKLYN NAVY YARD a very long time ago → M19 sl.
► WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN CHATHAM a very long time ago → M19 sl.
► WHEN FANNY WAS A WOMAN’S NAME long ago → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► YEAR BLOB, THE a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago → 1997 UK sl.
► YEAR DOT, THE a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago → 1895 UK sl.
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