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British slang, very similar in meaning to razzle. It means going out, getting pissed, but the major objective is lots and lots of shagging preferably with a number of different partners. As with razzle this slang term has its origins with the Royal Navy but became more widely known due to the Kate Bush song “Ran Tan Waltz”.
Joe’s in his pit, snoring his head off. He spent most of the weekend on the ran tan.
Ran Tan by AKACroatalin January 18, 2017
An outing usually with copious amounts of alcohol
"What are you up to this weekend?"
"Hitting the city out on the ran-tan!"
Ran-tan by alcoholiclyf October 26, 2013