posey

American  

[poh-zee] / ˈpoʊ zi /

Sometimes poserish

adjective

Informal.

1. characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.

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posey British  

/ ˈpəʊzərɪʃ, ˈpəʊzɪ /

adjective

1. informal (of a place) for, characteristic of, or full of posers; affectedly trendy

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Etymology

Origin of posey

poser ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

She has long, tapering limbs, remarkably arched feet, effortlessly high leg extensions, technical efficiency — but she’s already become glacially posey, as if always dancing for the mirror.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2016

On Saturday, I could believe neither Maurizio Nardi’s posey Revivalist nor Mariya Dashkina Maddux’s sentimental Bride, but I remember the same problems with earlier dancers decades ago.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2014

If she's not, someone else has a whole bunch of Victorian posey holders.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2012

Though he is a tyrant on the podium, Koussevitzky in private life is an affable, courtly, talkative, rather posey Russian boyar* of the old school.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fwhaicks, meeisthur, your de posey of Tullyticklem, spishilly wid Captain Fwhiskey at your back.

From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William