forty-oddyears
nounUK /ˌfɔːti ˈɒdi jɪəz/
US /ˌfɔːrti ˈɑːdi jɪrz/
A very long time that is about forty years or a little more.
My grandpa says he has been fishing at this lake for forty-oddyears.
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2. A period of roughly forty years used to describe something old or long-lasting.
That old tree has stood here for forty-oddyears.
3. An informal way to say a very long, unspecified stretch of time.
It feels like forty-oddyears since we last met!
4. A playful exaggeration for waiting a long time.
I've been waiting forty-oddyears for the bus to arrive.