Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1735, characteristic name of an old, happily married couple.
Wikipedia
Darby and Joan is a proverbial phrase for a married couple content to share a quiet life of mutual devotion.
Darby and Joan is a phrase.
Darby and Joan may also refer to:
- Darby and Joan (1919 film), a British film starring Meggie Albanesi
- Darby and Joan (1937 film), a British film starring Tod Slaughter
- Darby & Joan (album), a 2004 album by Gentleman Reg
Darby and Joan is a 1919 British drama film directed by Percy Nash and starring Ivy Close, Meggie Albanesi and George Wynn. It was based on a story by Hall Caine and set on the Isle of Man.
Darby and Joan is a 1937 British drama film directed by Syd Courtenay and starring Peggy Simpson, Ian Fleming, Tod Slaughter and Mickey Brantford. The film is a quota quickie, made at Elstree Studios for release by MGM.
Usage examples of "darby and joan".
The antics of the men in skins and helmets were enjoyed enormously by the party from the Chalmsbury Darby and Joan Club.
In the hall I passed an elderly couple, Darby and Joan types, who were sitting nervously on the edges of their chairs as though they thought it was a dentist's waiting room.
It was all rather quiet and pathetic, a Darby and Joan waiting patiently for the end, but not at all afraid.
You would have thought it was Darby and Joan together over their supper.