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

Instead, many say Diana was simply sporting the "Sloane Ranger" style she helped popularise.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

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

She recalled to Settelen that she had said yes, she was in love, “like the fat Sloane Ranger that I was”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2017

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