posh
1sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.
Origin of posh
1Words Nearby posh
Other definitions for posh (2 of 2)
(used as an exclamation of contempt or disgust.)
Origin of posh
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How to use posh in a sentence
For another alternative, wool and cashmere will make your hands look posh and expensive.
For world-class instruction, grooming, beauty and posh, well, there’s a reason Aspen still reigns supreme among the Hollywood set.
Why and how to plan next season’s epic ski trip | Rachel Walker | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostFor years a generous donor to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, he kicked in $10 million extra for AIPAC’s posh new H Street NW headquarters in Washington.
Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate who influenced policy from D.C. to Jerusalem, dies at 87 | Donald Frazier | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostMartha, we learn much later, works at some unspecified job in a posh-looking office.
Pieces of a Woman Features a Superb Performance From Vanessa Kirby, If You Can Bear to Watch It | Stephanie Zacharek | January 8, 2021 | TimeWhen birds have these sorts of feathers, they do all sorts of posh dances and displays, so this dinosaur looks like it was a little show-off.
A newfound feathered dinosaur sported fuzz and weird rods on its shoulders | John Pickrell | December 14, 2020 | Science News
Over the past few days, photos have trickled out showing the happy couple and their guests zipping around Venice on posh boats.
Screw George Clooney—Amal Alamuddin Is the Catch | Allison McNearney | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite the profusion of products, the star—as the U.N. clearly knows—will always be posh herself.
Her father built a successful business and the family lives in an $800,000 sandstone house in a posh Glasgow suburb.
Earlier this month a brand new art museum opened in the posh mountain resort town of Aspen, Colorado.
Bogie and Bacall purchased a $160,000 mansion in Holmby Hills, a posh enclave in Los Angeles, and played house.
So I went down to the harbour basins and the fish wharves, and asked of “posh” and his “governor.”
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" | James BlythThere can be no doubt that at that time, when he was twenty-seven years of age, posh was an exceptionally comely and stalwart man.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" | James BlythAccording to posh, the original name of this schooner was the Shamrock, but she has become famous as the Scandal.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" | James Blythposh knew the man as a good-hearted friend, a man of jealous affection, as a free-handed business partner, as a lover of the sea.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" | James BlythThe last year has put more than ten years on the looks and bearing of the posh whom I met first.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" | James Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for posh
/ (pɒʃ) informal, mainly British /
smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive: posh clothes
upper-class or genteel
in a manner associated with the upper class: to talk posh
Origin of posh
1Derived forms of posh
- poshness, noun
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