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Sloaney
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English
Etymology
From Sloane Square.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsləʊni/ RP
en /ˈsloʊni/ GenAm
en əʊni 2
Adjective
er
en British informal Posh.
en Philip Crang; Claire Dwyer; Peter Jackson Transnational Spaces https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZSCAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT97 2004 Routledge 978-1-134-52398-6 97 "There are Asian women who have adopted a Sloaney Lady Helen Windsor style of interpreting their Punjabi salwaar-kameez suits, precisely because they share a similar consumption niche or emulate the Sloaney style through its popularization and commoditization through upmarket fashion magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and by its famous 'Super Sloane' icon, the late Princess Diana."
en Wine & Spirit https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1gsAQAAMAAJ July 2006 William Reed Publishing 73 "Nestled just off the Kingis Road in Chelsea and known locally as the Sloaney Pony for its extremely uber-posh local clientele, the White Horse is to first-rate beer experiences what Shergar is to mysterious equine whodunits."
en Amy Appleton; Kate Harrison The Bride Hunter https://books.google.com/books?id=y-5RofQe0RgC&pg=PT131 1 December 2011 Orion 978-1-4091-3899-0 131 "The Sloaney woman organising the event gives us each a name badge and a glass of nasty wine, and directs us to our chairs."
Related terms
en Sloanie
en Sloane Ranger