non-U

IPA(Pronunciation)

/nɒnˈjuː/

Adjective

Britain colloquial dated not-comparable

(chiefly Britain, colloquial, dated) Not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language.

Japanese Meaning

（主に英国の口語、または時代遅れの用法）上流階級特有の言語や振る舞いに見られる特性を持たず、むしろ庶民的な性質を示す

What is this buttons?

Despite his wealth, his non-U accent marked him as nouveau riche among the old families.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は裕福でありながら、上流階級らしくないアクセントのために古くからの名家の間では新興富裕層だと見なされた。

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(chiefly Britain, colloquial, dated) Not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language.

I may also note here that the U-demarcation is of two types: – (1) a certain U-feature has a different, non-U counterpart as non-U wealthy / U rich; (2) a certain feature is confined to U-speech and it has a counterpart which is not confined to non-U speech e.g. the pronunciations of girl as [ɡɛl], (? [ɡjɛl]), [ɡæl], [ɡɛəl] are U, but many (perhaps most male) U-speakers, like all non-U-speakers, use the pronunciation [ɡəːl].

Google Translation / DeepL Translation