not u; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von not u; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

non-U

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.

Silbentrennung

not u; not char·ac·ter·is·tic of the up·per classes, par·ti·cu·lar·ly re·gard·ing lan·guage