Darby and Joan
noun
a happily married elderly couple who lead a placid, uneventful life.
Origin of Darby and Joan
1Named after a couple mentioned in an 18th-century song
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How to use Darby and Joan in a sentence
It could not begin at once then, that Darby-and-Joan pairing-off that so suitable match which little Olwen had planned.
The Disturbing Charm | Berta RuckCome, let us settle the matter now on the spot—the bona fide Darby-and-Joan-ness.
Horace Chase | Constance Fenimore Woolson
British Dictionary definitions for Darby and Joan
Darby and Joan
/ (ˈdɑːbɪ) /
noun
an ideal elderly married couple living in domestic harmony
Darby and Joan Club a club for elderly people
Origin of Darby and Joan
1C18: a couple in an 18th-century English ballad
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