non-U
[ non-yoo ]
/ nɒnˈyu /
adjective
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain: certain words and phrases that are considered absolutely non-U.
Origin of non-U
non- + U (adj.)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
British Dictionary definitions for non-u
non-U
/ (nɒnˈjuː) /
adjective British informal
(esp of language) not characteristic of or used by the upper classCompare U 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012