posh

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adjective
  1. sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.

Origin of posh

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1915–20; of obscure origin; compareposha 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

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Other definitions for posh (2 of 2)

posh2
[ posh ]

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

Origin of posh

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First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for posh

posh

/ (pɒʃ) informal, mainly British /


adjective
  1. smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive: posh clothes

  2. upper-class or genteel

adverb
  1. in a manner associated with the upper class: to talk posh

Origin of posh

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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

Derived forms of posh

  • poshness, noun

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