DARBY AND JOAN


Meaning of DARBY AND JOAN in English

Dar·by and Joan /ˌdɑːbi ən ˈdʒəʊn $ ˌdɑːrbi ən ˈdʒoʊn/ BrE AmE noun British English

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: The names of a happy long-married couple in an 18th-century poem ]

like Darby and Joan used humorously when talking about an old husband and wife who live very happily together

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