Definition of non-U in English:

non-U

adjective

British informal

(of language or social behaviour) not characteristic of the upper social classes; not socially acceptable to certain people.
〈非正式，主英〉（语言，社会行为）非上层社会的；（某些社会阶层）无法接受的
he's always teasing her for her Cockney accent and her non-U turns of phrase
Example sentencesExamples
- There are even those who consider the use of ‘us’ and ‘me’ as the object, direct or indirect, to be somewhat common or non-U, whereas ‘we’ and ‘I’ are always indicators of good breeding or style.
- Page 19 outlines in two paragraphs the essentials of good manners while dining - read it and never worry again about being U or non-U.
- Postwar exponents of ‘U and non-U’ (upper-class and non-upper-class usage) stigmatized certain words and idioms as ‘common’, and for a time in the 1950s the spotting of U and non-U terms was a kind of national game.
- Later, Dinah and Madeleine are having a furious row in Dinah's rented rooms, when they are interrupted by the perfectly ghastly landlady, demanding the rent in her non-U voice.
- As everybody knows, it is distinctly non-U to smoke.
- In the circles Dave moved in, to put yourself up for election would be seen as decidedly non-U.
- For someone who had aspirations of becoming London's top citizen, he ought to be aware that metal watchbands are non-U in the best circles.
- Perhaps this is an inevitable overreaction to a previous state of affairs, for the study of nineteenth-century music was for many years somewhat non-U.
Synonyms
uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, lowbrow, philistine, uneducated, unpolished, provincial, rustic

Origin

1950s: from non- + U³.

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo

Definition of non-U in US English:

non-U

adjectivenɑnˈjunänˈyo͞o

British informal

(of language or social behavior) not characteristic of the upper social classes; not socially acceptable to certain people.
〈非正式，主英〉（语言，社会行为）非上层社会的；（某些社会阶层）无法接受的
he's always teasing her for her Cockney accent and her non-U turns of phrase
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps this is an inevitable overreaction to a previous state of affairs, for the study of nineteenth-century music was for many years somewhat non-U.
- In the circles Dave moved in, to put yourself up for election would be seen as decidedly non-U.
- Later, Dinah and Madeleine are having a furious row in Dinah's rented rooms, when they are interrupted by the perfectly ghastly landlady, demanding the rent in her non-U voice.
- As everybody knows, it is distinctly non-U to smoke.
- There are even those who consider the use of ‘us’ and ‘me’ as the object, direct or indirect, to be somewhat common or non-U, whereas ‘we’ and ‘I’ are always indicators of good breeding or style.
- Page 19 outlines in two paragraphs the essentials of good manners while dining - read it and never worry again about being U or non-U.
- Postwar exponents of ‘U and non-U’ (upper-class and non-upper-class usage) stigmatized certain words and idioms as ‘common’, and for a time in the 1950s the spotting of U and non-U terms was a kind of national game.
- For someone who had aspirations of becoming London's top citizen, he ought to be aware that metal watchbands are non-U in the best circles.
Synonyms
uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, lowbrow, philistine, uneducated, unpolished, provincial, rustic

Origin

1950s: from non- + U.

词汇	non-U
释义	Definition of non-U in English: non-U adjective British informal (of language or social behaviour) not characteristic of the upper social classes; not socially acceptable to certain people. 〈非正式，主英〉（语言，社会行为）非上层社会的；（某些社会阶层）无法接受的 he's always teasing her for her Cockney accent and her non-U turns of phrase Example sentencesExamples There are even those who consider the use of ‘us’ and ‘me’ as the object, direct or indirect, to be somewhat common or non-U, whereas ‘we’ and ‘I’ are always indicators of good breeding or style. Page 19 outlines in two paragraphs the essentials of good manners while dining - read it and never worry again about being U or non-U. Postwar exponents of ‘U and non-U’ (upper-class and non-upper-class usage) stigmatized certain words and idioms as ‘common’, and for a time in the 1950s the spotting of U and non-U terms was a kind of national game. Later, Dinah and Madeleine are having a furious row in Dinah's rented rooms, when they are interrupted by the perfectly ghastly landlady, demanding the rent in her non-U voice. As everybody knows, it is distinctly non-U to smoke. In the circles Dave moved in, to put yourself up for election would be seen as decidedly non-U. For someone who had aspirations of becoming London's top citizen, he ought to be aware that metal watchbands are non-U in the best circles. Perhaps this is an inevitable overreaction to a previous state of affairs, for the study of nineteenth-century music was for many years somewhat non-U. Synonyms uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, lowbrow, philistine, uneducated, unpolished, provincial, rustic Origin 1950s: from non- + U³. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of non-U in US English: non-U adjectivenɑnˈjunänˈyo͞o British informal (of language or social behavior) not characteristic of the upper social classes; not socially acceptable to certain people. 〈非正式，主英〉（语言，社会行为）非上层社会的；（某些社会阶层）无法接受的 he's always teasing her for her Cockney accent and her non-U turns of phrase Example sentencesExamples Perhaps this is an inevitable overreaction to a previous state of affairs, for the study of nineteenth-century music was for many years somewhat non-U. In the circles Dave moved in, to put yourself up for election would be seen as decidedly non-U. Later, Dinah and Madeleine are having a furious row in Dinah's rented rooms, when they are interrupted by the perfectly ghastly landlady, demanding the rent in her non-U voice. As everybody knows, it is distinctly non-U to smoke. There are even those who consider the use of ‘us’ and ‘me’ as the object, direct or indirect, to be somewhat common or non-U, whereas ‘we’ and ‘I’ are always indicators of good breeding or style. Page 19 outlines in two paragraphs the essentials of good manners while dining - read it and never worry again about being U or non-U. Postwar exponents of ‘U and non-U’ (upper-class and non-upper-class usage) stigmatized certain words and idioms as ‘common’, and for a time in the 1950s the spotting of U and non-U terms was a kind of national game. For someone who had aspirations of becoming London's top citizen, he ought to be aware that metal watchbands are non-U in the best circles. Synonyms uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, lowbrow, philistine, uneducated, unpolished, provincial, rustic Origin 1950s: from non- + U.
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