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"Not our class dear."

Middle and upper class British put-down saying to describe those perceived to be of lesser social standing. Most popular post World War II and the fifties but stll comprehensively used today by those of that generation.
On observing a social faux pas or observing an ineloquent individual would say nocd in a (usually) quiet "behind the hand" way to one's companion.
nocd by sheeper370 November 21, 2010
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Not Our Class Darling
mary: wow, look those biker guys are seriously giving us the eye!
Kim: No Way! they're NOCD!
NOCD by Kim Pretorius April 15, 2008
Not Our Class, Dear. What your Mother says to you under her breath when you bring home a slut for dinner. N-O-K-D (Not Our Kind, Dear) is also heard.
Peter: This is Kelly Camble, Mom, I met her at the train station.

Mom: How Nice to meet you, Kelly!

Kelly: What you say?

Mom (under her breath): NOCD, (grunt sounds)
NOCD by ALEXfromExeter August 21, 2005
"No-OCD"... as in not having OCD. This is an app to help people who have OCD improve their lives and get better.
The nOCD app drastically helped to reduce my OCD symptoms.
nOCD by guygirl987 August 19, 2017
The polar opposite to OCD; a laid-back, messy, unorganised way of living where you don’t stress about tidiness or the little things and just enjoy life.

Example:
He finished work Friday, his room still a mess from last weekend — but he didn’t care. He went straight out, hit the clubs, and had a good time.
Lee: Bruv… every time I finish work on the weekend, all I wanna do is go pub, and my room’s a complete mess… LOL.

Frank: Bruv, I think you’ve got a proper bad case of NOCD… LOL.

Lee: Innit bruv.

Frank: LOL.
NOCD by Jamiecheese March 21, 2026
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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