ex- vs way back when

ex-

prefix
  • former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen) 

  • out of 

  • outside 

  • Lacking. 

way back when

adv
  • At a time in the distant past. 

adj
  • At a time in the distant past. 

How often have the words ex- and way back when occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )