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Definition of Non-U
1. Adjective. Not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use.
Similar to: Low-class, Lower-class
Definition of Non-U
1. Adjective. (chiefly British) not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Non-U
Literary usage of Non-U
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Capital (1888)
"The ne» book contains a glossary of U ш non-U terms now in common use. and I
leave the reader to judge which is the one in brackets. ..."
2. Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American Or English Jurisprudence by Benjamin Vaughan Abbott (1879)
"Administration de bonis non U granted when the first administrator die» before
he has ... non U ..."
3. Logic: In Three Books, of Thought, of Investigation, and of Knowledge by Hermann Lotze (1888)
"... stopping say at U and non-U: but this is seldom of any use; for even if we
easily find separate proofs for the positive kinds of cases QRU, ..."
4. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1833)
"Non-u'-sance, n. neglect of use Non-u'-ser, n. neglect of use. Noo'-dle, n.
a simpleton. '"•»».' I-. n. a corner. Noon, n. middle of the day twelve o'clock. ..."
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