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Definition of non-u s in English English dictionary
- non-U S
- foreign
- non-U
- not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language
To speak of lavatories is U, of bathrooms non-U; to lay cloth napkins at table is U, to lay paper napkins non-U; and so on through a myriad of equally trivial examples.
- non-u
- not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use