- Sloane Ranger
- Sloane Ranger "fashionable but conventional young woman of London," 1975, from Sloane Square, near Chelsea, with a play on Lone Ranger.
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Sloane Ranger — Sloane UK [sləʊn] / US [sloʊn] or Sloane Ranger UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Sloane : singular Sloane plural Sloanes Word forms Sloane Ranger : singular Sloane Ranger plural Sloane Rangers British informal showing disapproval a young upper … English dictionary
Sloane Ranger — The term Sloane Ranger (plurals: Sloanes, Sloanies) refers to the young, upper class and upper middle class men and women living in South West London. The word play term combines Sloane Square , the fashionable and wealthy London area associated… … Wikipedia
Sloane Ranger (Sloane) — n British a young upper middle or upper class person, educated at a public school and affecting certain well defined modes of dress and behaviour. The phrase was applied to a recognisable sub category of British youth displaying characteristics… … Contemporary slang
Sloane Ranger — /slohn/ a member of a trendy and acquisitive set of largely upper middle class young people of London, England. [1970 75; b. Sloane Square, London, and Lone Ranger hero of radio and television Westerns] * * * … Universalium
Sloane Ranger — /sloʊn ˈreɪndʒə/ (say slohn raynjuh) noun British Colloquial a young upper class or middle class person, especially a woman, who has a house in London and in the country and who characteristically wears expensive informal country clothes. {pun on …
Sloane Ranger — /slohn/ a member of a trendy and acquisitive set of largely upper middle class young people of London, England. [1970 75; b. Sloane Square, London, and Lone Ranger hero of radio and television Westerns] … Useful english dictionary
Sloane Ranger — noun a fashionable young woman of the upper classes … Wiktionary
Sloane — UK [sləʊn] / US [sloʊn] or Sloane Ranger UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Sloane : singular Sloane plural Sloanes Word forms Sloane Ranger : singular Sloane Ranger plural Sloane Rangers British informal showing disapproval a young upper class… … English dictionary
Sloane Square — is a small hard landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Chelsea, located convert|2.1|mi|km|1|lk=on southwest of Charing Cross. The square is part of the Hans Town area designed in… … Wikipedia
Sloane — may refer to:a surname: * Sir Hans Sloane (1660 ndash;1753), Scottish collector and physician ** Sloane Square, a location in London, named after Hans Sloane: *** Sloane Street, which terminates at Sloane Square *** Sloane Square tube station, a… … Wikipedia
