non-U

Significat (Anglès)

Not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language.

Oposat a

U

Sinònims

common

vulgar

Traduccions

sconveniente

coloquial

vulgar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/nɒnˈjuː/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From non- + U (“characteristic of the upper classes”), coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in an article in 1954, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973).