non-U
adjective
UKold-fashioneduk/ˌnɒnˈjuː/us/ˌnɑːnˈjuː/Behaviour orwaysofspeakingthat are non-U would not beconsideredacceptablebypeopleof highsocialclass.
(行为或说话方式)不合于上层阶级意愿的Compare
U, uadjective(UPPER-CLASS)UKold-fashioned
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- casualization
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously
- ceremony
- formality
- formally
- genteel
- genteelly
- gentility
- grace
- mindyourp's and q'sidiom
- non-formal
- not the done thingidiom
- over-familiar
- propriety
- solemnity
- unbuttoned
- valediction
- valedictory