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

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Darby and Joan

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

"We will go out after luncheon and make an afternoon of it—like Darby and Joan."

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

We’ll have a Darby and Joan dinner, and you shall be as surly as you please, and sit and smoke all the evening.

From The Bigamist by Young, F.E. Mills

If they had, perhaps they might be playing Darby and Joan, too.

From The Maker of Opportunities by Gibbs, George

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