Well attestedNamed from the place
Jumeirah Jane
noun · first attested 2000s
One stretch of Dubai beachfront stands in for an entire way of life.
Informal name for the idle, well off wife of a Western expatriate in Dubai.
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- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 2000s
- Part of speech
- noun
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Jumeirah
- In English
Jumeirah Jane
Jumeirah is the coastal strip of villas and beach clubs where many Western families in Dubai have lived since the 1990s. The label caricatures women who do not work and fill their days with school runs, shopping, and lunches. It follows the old habit of naming a social type after the neighborhood it keeps to, as Sloane Ranger does in London.
United Arab Emirates
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