English
Adjective
non-U
- context|mostly|UK not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language.
Quotations
1992, John Algeo, �Sociolinguistic Attitudes and Issues in Contemporary Britain,� in English in Its Social Contexts, Tim W Machan and Charles T Scott edd. 1
2001, Stephan Gramley, The Vocabulary of World English 2
2003, Philip Pettit, Rules, Reasons, and Norms 3
Antonyms
U
zh:non-U
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