no|nu

no|nu «NOH noo», noun.

a tree of the madder family found in the East Indies and other Pacific islands, having a composite fruit full of seeds and a bark from which a dye is made.

╂[< Samoan nonu]

non-U «NON YOO», adjective, noun. Especially British Informal.

–adj.

that is not generally acceptable in British upper class society; tending to be common or informal: »

Such non-U usages as “met up with” and “formal” used as a noun (New Yorker).

–n.

a person or thing that is non-U.

╂[< non-u(pper class)]