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Darby and Joan

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Dar·by and Joan  (därb; jn)
n.
An elderly married couple who live a placid, harmonious life together and are seldom seen apart.
[Probably after Darby and Joan, a couple in an 18th-century English ballad.]
Darby and Joan [ˈdɑːbɪ]
n
1. an ideal elderly married couple living in domestic harmony
Darby and Joan Club a club for elderly people
[a couple in an 18th-century English ballad]
Translations
Darby and Joan [ˈdɑːbɪənˈdʒəʊn]
A. NPL el matrimonio ideal, de ancianos que siguen viviendo en la mayor felicidad
B. CPD Darby and Joan club N (Brit) → club m para personas de la tercera edad
Darby and Joan
pl glückliches, älteres Ehepaar; Darby and Joan club → Altenklub m
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Students based at the Darby and Joan Hall, Barrowstead, are pupils of Barbara McKie, a member of the Royal Academy of Dance and the British Theatre Dance Association.
Strictly good dance results for youngsters; Skelmanthorpe by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Many of our Darby and Joan Club who attended last year's event may never turn their hearing aids on again, I fear.
Pop festival is music to our deaf ears by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
After Olive sadly lost her beloved Albert in 1980, she played an active role in village life and enjoyed going to the Darby and Joan club where she was always keen to lend a hand in the kitchen.
100, still has twinkle in her eye; Family and friends gather for ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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