DARBY AND JOAN


Meaning of DARBY AND JOAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdär-bē-ən-ˈjōn ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Darby & Joan, couple in an 18th century song

Date: 1760

: a happily married usually elderly couple

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