Sloane Ranger

American  

[slohn] / sloʊn /

noun

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

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Sloane Ranger British  

/ sləʊn /

noun

1. Also called: Sloane.  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

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Etymology

Origin of Sloane Ranger

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

Example Sentences

September 1980: Early in her romance with Prince Charles, Lady Diana Spencer sports the unremarkable style of the stereotypical Sloane Ranger.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2020

He questioned the meaning of “in love” and she recalls in the video replying that of course she was in love, adding “like the fat Sloane Ranger that I was”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2017

It was York with whom she collaborated on The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook which was published in 1982, although the term "Sloane" first appeared in an article in the magazine in 1975.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2015

Duckface is the nickname bestowed by Hugh Grant's Sloane Ranger posse upon his pouting girlfriend.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2011

Duckface is the nickname bestowed by Hugh Grant’s Sloane Ranger posse upon his pouting girlfriend.

From New York Times • May 25, 2011