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sloane ranger

Sloane rang·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slohn reyn-jer]
    • /sloʊn ˈreɪn dʒər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slohn reyn-jer]
    • /sloʊn ˈreɪn dʒər/

Definitions of sloane ranger words

  • noun sloane ranger a member of a trendy and acquisitive set of largely upper-middle-class young people of London, England. 1
  • noun sloane ranger 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 0
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Origin of sloane ranger

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; blend of Sloane Square, London, and Lone Ranger hero of radio and television Westerns

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Parts of speech for Sloane ranger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sloane ranger popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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