Darby and Joan

American  

noun

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

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Darby and Joan British  

/ ˈdɑːbɪ /

noun

1. an ideal elderly married couple living in domestic harmony

2. a club for elderly people

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Etymology

Origin of Darby and Joan

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

Example Sentences

We always used to say, "We can always live together when we get older and retire. We'll be like Darby and Joan and have a few tea parties."

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2017

And Bambo he had remained ever since, until, like Darby and Joan, the dwarf had almost forgotten his claim to any other name.

From Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls by Arthur, Frances Browne

We will stay at home, like Darby and Joan, by our own ingle-side.'

From Lover or Friend by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

H. on the ballad Darby and Joan, 38. —— on the picture of our Saviour, 228.

From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

You never were either unkind or harsh to Darby and Joan.

From Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls by Arthur, Frances Browne