Sloane Ranger
[ slohn ]
/ sloʊn /
noun
a member of a trendy and acquisitive set of largely upper-middle-class young people of London, England.
Origin of Sloane Ranger
1970–75; blend of
Sloane Square, London, and
Lone Ranger hero of radio and television Westerns
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 clothes
Also called: Sloane
Word Origin for Sloane Ranger
C20: coined by Peter York, punning on
Sloane Square, London SW1, and
Lone Ranger, television cowboy character