Darby and Joan

noun

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

Origin of Darby and Joan

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

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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 Ruck

British Dictionary definitions for darby and joan

Darby and Joan

noun

an ideal elderly married couple living in domestic harmony

Darby and Joan Club a club for elderly people

Word Origin for Darby and Joan

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

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Word Origin and History for darby and joan

Darby and Joan

1735, characteristic name of an old, happily married couple.