forever and a day

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forever and a day

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Possibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay.

adverb

  1. idiomatic, not comparable For a very long or seemingly endless time. I'll love you forever and a day.

    Similar: for ever and ever, forever and forever, forever and ay, a year and a day

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@misc{forever_and_a_day_2026,
  title = {forever and a day},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forever%20and%20a%20day},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}