RELATED: Language Classism: Is Your Language Cool Enough? They learn from their parents that their home language is almost a secret one and not much use to get ahead in life, to progress at school or in society. Languages like this tend to be described as 'subtractive' ones.

What does classist mean?

noun. a biased or discriminatory attitude based on distinctions made between social or economic classes. the viewing of society as being composed of distinct classes.

What does classist undertones mean?

The belief that people of certain social or economic classes are superior to others and a biased or discriminatory attitude based on the distinction between social or economic classes.