U-word

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any word beginning with u, especially one that is (sometimes humorously) treated as controversial in a given context, such as union or uppity.

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:u-word."

  2. 2
    A U (that is, upper class) word, as contrasted with a non-U one.

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