Sloane Ranger

[ slohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a member of a trendy and acquisitive set of largely upper-middle-class young people of London, England.

Sloane Ranger

/ sləʊn /

informal.
a young upper-class or upper-middle-class person, esp a woman, having a home in London and in the country, characterized typically as wearing expensive informal country clothes Also calledSloane

1970–75; blend of Sloane Square, London, and Lone Ranger hero of radio and television Westerns

C20: coined by Peter York, punning on Sloane Square, London SW1, and Lone Ranger, television cowboy character

“Diversification” is a hedge fund wife eschewing a Lily Pulitzer tote bag in favor of one made by Sloane Ranger or Jonathan Adler.

The collection shows the princess's evolution from Sloane Ranger to sleek sophisticate.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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