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posh

1

[posh]

adjective

  1. sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious.

    a posh apartment.



posh

2

[posh]

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation of contempt or disgust.)

posh

/ ɒʃ /

adjective

  1. smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive

    posh clothes

  2. upper-class or genteel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a manner associated with the upper class

    to talk posh

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of posh1

1915–20; of obscure origin; compare posh a dandy (recorded as British slang in 1890); the popular notion that the word is an acronym from port out(ward) , starboard home, said to be the preferred accommodation on ships traveling between England and India, is without foundation

Origin of posh2

First recorded in 1920–25
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of posh1

C19: often said to be an acronym of the phrase port out, starboard home, the most desirable location for a cabin in British ships sailing to and from the East, being the north-facing or shaded side; but more likely to be a development of obsolete slang posh a dandy
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"It's viewed as a posh, more upper-class sport because of how expensive courts are," she says.

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In October last year I tuned in to a routine bail hearing online when, without warning, the posh English persona disappeared.

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One fan said it is like walking into a "posh garden party" - this is a space open to fans with general admission tickets.

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Once Violet tiptoes through Palate’s disorienting entrance, she discovers a boozy adult oasis that’s posh and tasteful and yet somehow unctuously personality-free.

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And posh Arthur, formerly of Vogue, has a firm if not completely merited sense of superiority.

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What else does posh mean?

The adjective posh means that something or someone is rich, fancy, or otherwise smells of money.

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