Darby and Joan

noun

1. a happily married elderly couple who lead a placid, uneventful life.

Darby and Joan

/ ˈdɑːbɪ /

noun

1. an ideal elderly married couple living in domestic harmony

2. a club for elderly people

Word History and Origins

Origin of Darby and Joan¹

Named after a couple mentioned in an 18th-century song

Word History and Origins

Origin of Darby and Joan¹

C18: a couple in an 18th-century English ballad