non-Uadj.n.

Brit.

/nɒnˈjuː/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnˈju/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, U n.¹

Etymology: < non- prefix + U n.¹ (compare sense Initialisms 1b); apparently coined by Alan Ross (see quots. 1954¹, 1954² at sense A.) and subsequently popularized by Nancy Mitford (see quot. 1955 at sense A.).

colloquial (originally British).

A. adj.

Not upper-class; (esp. of linguistic usage or social behaviour) not characteristic of the upper social classes. Also (in extended use): not acceptable to the speaker or writer (socially or culturally).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > dialect > [adjective] > terms relating to social or class dialects

patois1783

non-U1954

sociolectal1968

acrolectal1971

mesolectal1976

basilectal1977

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective]

low-bred1599

dunghilled1600

ungenteel1633

underbred1650

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

ungentlemanlike1719

lowlife1728

under-degreed1748

lower class1812

downstairs1819

low-class1836

wrong1859

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1877

plebbish1928

downscale1930

non-U1954

1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 21 (title) U and non-U.

1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 21 In this article I use the terms upper class (abbreviated: U), correct, proper,..to designate usages of the upper class; their antonyms (non-U, incorrect, not proper,..) to designate usages which are not upper class.

1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 23 The non-U slang phrase He's left his visiting card.

1955 N. Mitford in Encounter Sept. 6/1 Professor Ross..has invented a useful formula: U (for upper class) -speaker versus non-U-speaker. Such exaggeratedly non-U usage as ‘serviette’ for ‘napkin’ he calls non-U indicators.

1964 H. Kökeritz in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 140 These pronunciations..might..be classified as U rather than non-U.

1973 Listener 29 Nov. 755/2 Empty-headed chat, mixed with non-U euphemisms.

1977 Time 25 July 54/2 In New Haven he had his own piano and, despite hayseed check suits and non-U Midwestern ways, ingratiated himself with wit and melodies.

1993 Guardian 17 Sept. ii. 6/4 Enumerating the musical avant-garde can quickly become an exercise in what is U and Non-U.

2010 Daily Tel. 21 July 20/6 Room-fresheners are the ultimate in interior naffiness—every bit as excruciatingly non-U as coloured loo water and individual guest soaps.

B. n.

Non-U persons or characteristics collectively; (also) non-U language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > dialect > [noun] > social or class dialect

patois1643

social dialect1852

group language1920

group dialect1928

non-U1954

sociolect1963

acrolect1965

basilect1965

mesolect1971

folk-speech-

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > quality or condition of

ungenteelness1706

ungentility1822

plebbishness1860

non-U1954

non-U-ness1954

1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 45 Pardon! is used by the non-U in three main ways.

1960 R. Lister Decorative Cast Ironwork iv. 141 Letter racks, tobacco jars, spittoons (‘salivaria’ in non-U).

1967 J. M. Argyle Psychol. Interpersonal Behaviour iii. 47 Others may be divided simply into the ‘saved’ and the ‘not-saved’, U and non-U, or into finer sub-groups.

1992 Eng. Today Apr. 29/2 U-speech tends to be more direct than non-U, less pretentious, less given to euphemism or fads.

Derivatives

non-ˈU-ness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > quality or condition of

ungenteelness1706

ungentility1822

plebbishness1860

non-U1954

non-U-ness1954

1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 27 The U-rules for ending letters are very strict; failure to observe them usually implies non-U-ness.

1979 Logophile 2 v. 36/1 Notwithstanding the very non-Uness of discussing U and non-U, Professor Ross's article..formed the basis of an article..published in the September 1954 issue of Encounter.

1994 Independent (Nexis) 15 Aug. 10 The non-U-ness of fish-knives is delightfully satirised by John Betjeman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-u
释义	non-Uadj.n. Brit. /nɒnˈjuː/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˈju/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, U n.¹ Etymology: < non- prefix + U n.¹ (compare sense Initialisms 1b); apparently coined by Alan Ross (see quots. 1954¹, 1954² at sense A.) and subsequently popularized by Nancy Mitford (see quot. 1955 at sense A.). colloquial (originally British). A. adj. Not upper-class; (esp. of linguistic usage or social behaviour) not characteristic of the upper social classes. Also (in extended use): not acceptable to the speaker or writer (socially or culturally). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > dialect > [adjective] > terms relating to social or class dialects patois1783 non-U1954 sociolectal1968 acrolectal1971 mesolectal1976 basilectal1977 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective] low-bred1599 dunghilled1600 ungenteel1633 underbred1650 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 ungentlemanlike1719 lowlife1728 under-degreed1748 lower class1812 downstairs1819 low-class1836 wrong1859 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1877 plebbish1928 downscale1930 non-U1954 1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 21 (title) U and non-U. 1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 21 In this article I use the terms upper class (abbreviated: U), correct, proper,..to designate usages of the upper class; their antonyms (non-U, incorrect, not proper,..) to designate usages which are not upper class. 1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 23 The non-U slang phrase He's left his visiting card. 1955 N. Mitford in Encounter Sept. 6/1 Professor Ross..has invented a useful formula: U (for upper class) -speaker versus non-U-speaker. Such exaggeratedly non-U usage as ‘serviette’ for ‘napkin’ he calls non-U indicators. 1964 H. Kökeritz in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 140 These pronunciations..might..be classified as U rather than non-U. 1973 Listener 29 Nov. 755/2 Empty-headed chat, mixed with non-U euphemisms. 1977 Time 25 July 54/2 In New Haven he had his own piano and, despite hayseed check suits and non-U Midwestern ways, ingratiated himself with wit and melodies. 1993 Guardian 17 Sept. ii. 6/4 Enumerating the musical avant-garde can quickly become an exercise in what is U and Non-U. 2010 Daily Tel. 21 July 20/6 Room-fresheners are the ultimate in interior naffiness—every bit as excruciatingly non-U as coloured loo water and individual guest soaps. B. n. Non-U persons or characteristics collectively; (also) non-U language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > dialect > [noun] > social or class dialect patois1643 social dialect1852 group language1920 group dialect1928 non-U1954 sociolect1963 acrolect1965 basilect1965 mesolect1971 folk-speech- society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > quality or condition of ungenteelness1706 ungentility1822 plebbishness1860 non-U1954 non-U-ness1954 1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 45 Pardon! is used by the non-U in three main ways. 1960 R. Lister Decorative Cast Ironwork iv. 141 Letter racks, tobacco jars, spittoons (‘salivaria’ in non-U). 1967 J. M. Argyle Psychol. Interpersonal Behaviour iii. 47 Others may be divided simply into the ‘saved’ and the ‘not-saved’, U and non-U, or into finer sub-groups. 1992 Eng. Today Apr. 29/2 U-speech tends to be more direct than non-U, less pretentious, less given to euphemism or fads. Derivatives non-ˈU-ness n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > quality or condition of ungenteelness1706 ungentility1822 plebbishness1860 non-U1954 non-U-ness1954 1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 27 The U-rules for ending letters are very strict; failure to observe them usually implies non-U-ness. 1979 Logophile 2 v. 36/1 Notwithstanding the very non-Uness of discussing U and non-U, Professor Ross's article..formed the basis of an article..published in the September 1954 issue of Encounter. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 15 Aug. 10 The non-U-ness of fish-knives is delightfully satirised by John Betjeman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1954
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