non-com
Britishnoun
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Yes, Oscar and June are dead, but Forever still is a low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people.
From Slate
At this point, Forever appears to be another low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people—and then Oscar skis into a tree and dies.
From Slate
In military language, grandchildren, a “non-com” is a noncommissioned officer, anyone above the rank of a private, but no higher than a sergeant.
From Literature
Perhaps the strictest officer of all is the man who was once a non-com.
From Project Gutenberg
One of the officers was a West Pointer and he laughed and took a cigar but the former non-com. refused very sternly.
From Project Gutenberg
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