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Sloane Ranger

[ slohn ]
/ sloʊn /
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noun
a member of a trendy and acquisitive set of largely upper-middle-class young people of London, England.
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Origin of Sloane Ranger

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

Words nearby Sloane Ranger

slivovitz, SLMA, SLO, Sloan, Sloane, Sloane Ranger, slob, slobber, slobbery, slobby, slob ice
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British Dictionary definitions for Sloane Ranger

Sloane Ranger
/ (sləʊn) /
noun (in Britain)
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 clothesAlso called: Sloane

Word Origin for Sloane Ranger

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