Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sloane ranger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: sloane ranger
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fashionable young woman of the London upper classes.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Come summer, the brasserie terraces teem with stereotypical blonde Sloane Rangers sipping rosé; an artier crop of whatever's stylishly edgy will have taken up residence outside the Royal Court Theatre."

Etymology

Blend of Sloane Square + Lone Ranger. Popularized by Ann Barr and Peter York in The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook (1982).

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

Sloane Rangers (plural)

Phrases

Hooray Henry Essex girl

Frequently Paired Words

Hooray Henry Essex girl

Synonyms

Sloane Sloanie

Questions

What does sloane ranger mean?: A fashionable young woman of the London upper classes.
Where does sloane ranger come from?: Blend of Sloane Square + Lone Ranger. Popularized by Ann Barr and Peter York in The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook (1982).

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