English Explanatory Dictionary

Darby and Joan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proverbial married couple content to share a quiet life of mutual devotion.

Word forms

Darby and Joan

Etymology

John Darby and his wife Joan were first mentioned in print in a poem published in The Gentleman's Magazine by Henry Woodfall in 1735.

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