Sloane(s)
slang for the young and trendy society in London
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The exemplar Female Sloane Ranger (FSR) was Lady Diana Spencer before marrying Charles, Prince of Wales, however, most SRs come from less exalted, yet rich backgrounds (usually the "Town-and-Country" type)
(Wikipedia)
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Like a lethal virus, after a decade or two of lying low, the SLOANE has returned in a stronger, more resilient and even deadlier form.
(The Guardian)
(Wikipedia)
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Like a lethal virus, after a decade or two of lying low, the SLOANE has returned in a stronger, more resilient and even deadlier form.
(The Guardian)
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Sloane(s), Sloaney(s) (British)
slang
- a young person from a high social class who lives usually in or near London, wears expensive, traditional clothes and speaks with an upper class voice
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
In 1982, British author Peter York published a book titled "The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook." York was then the style editor of Harpers & Queen, a British society magazine that was responsible for identifying the "Sloane" phenomena.
The term Sloane Ranger originally referred to the young upper- and upper-middle-class men and women living in London's expensive and trendy West End where Sloane Square is located. The term is a word play on Sloane Square and the television character The Lone Ranger (a western super hero vigilante who rode around dispensing justice).
The stereotypical Sloane is between 20 and 30 years of age, comes from a high-income family, either doesn't work or has an easy job in the family business, wears expensive, traditional brand clothing and hangs out in trendy bars and restaurants.
Changing demographics in London has altered the definition of a Sloane. Places like Notting Hill, once a low-income immigrant community, are increasingly becoming "sloaney" as young people move from the West End to the more bohemian atmosphere of Notting Hill. This has even given rise to the term "Ethnosloane."
In the United States, the equivalent to a Sloane is the "preppy", which derives from the term "prep school", which are private, university preparation schools. Preppies are generally WASPS, an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, a term that refers to the descendants of wealthy British immigrants who settled in the northeast United States in its early days.
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
say something like:
"I heard that there are people in London called Sloanes, do you know any?"
slang
- a young person from a high social class who lives usually in or near London, wears expensive, traditional clothes and speaks with an upper class voice
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
In 1982, British author Peter York published a book titled "The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook." York was then the style editor of Harpers & Queen, a British society magazine that was responsible for identifying the "Sloane" phenomena.
The term Sloane Ranger originally referred to the young upper- and upper-middle-class men and women living in London's expensive and trendy West End where Sloane Square is located. The term is a word play on Sloane Square and the television character The Lone Ranger (a western super hero vigilante who rode around dispensing justice).
The stereotypical Sloane is between 20 and 30 years of age, comes from a high-income family, either doesn't work or has an easy job in the family business, wears expensive, traditional brand clothing and hangs out in trendy bars and restaurants.
Changing demographics in London has altered the definition of a Sloane. Places like Notting Hill, once a low-income immigrant community, are increasingly becoming "sloaney" as young people move from the West End to the more bohemian atmosphere of Notting Hill. This has even given rise to the term "Ethnosloane."
In the United States, the equivalent to a Sloane is the "preppy", which derives from the term "prep school", which are private, university preparation schools. Preppies are generally WASPS, an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, a term that refers to the descendants of wealthy British immigrants who settled in the northeast United States in its early days.
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
say something like:
"I heard that there are people in London called Sloanes, do you know any?"
