Phrase guide

Sloane Ranger

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fashionable young woman of the London upper classes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, informal

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: фръцла (frǎcla) — fashionable young woman
  • Chinese Mandarin: 倫敦名媛 /伦敦名媛 (Lúndūn míngyuàn) — fashionable young woman
  • Portuguese: patricinha — fashionable young woman