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
Example sentences from the Web for darby and joan
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
/ (ˈdɑːbɪ) /
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