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单词 darby and joan
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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

Words nearby Darby and Joan

daraf, Daraprim, darbies, d'Arblay, darby, Darby and Joan, Darby and Joan settee, Darbyite, darcy, Darcy's law, Dard
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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