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    posh
    /pɒʃ/

    adjective

    adverb

    • 1. in a refined or upper-class way: informal British "he may talk posh, but there is nothing fancy about Basil"

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being elegant, stylish, or upper class: informal British "we finally bought a colour TV, which seemed the height of posh"

    verb

    • 1. smarten someone or something up: informal British "we will be getting all poshed up for the company summer ball"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Posh means expensive, high quality, or from a high social class. Learn how to use posh in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus, and find synonyms and antonyms.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › poshPosh Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Posh means elegant, fashionable, or typical of the upper classes. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of posh from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › poshPOSH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Posh is most commonly used today as an informal adjective to describe a person, place, or thing as classy, fancy, or spiffy (e.g., a posh restaurant). The word has a strong upper-class connotation , related to having or spending money.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOSH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Posh is an informal adjective that means smart, fashionable, and expensive, or upper-class or genteel. It may also be used as an interjection of contempt or disgust. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, and origin.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › poshPosh - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Things that are posh are swanky, fancy, and high-class. Posh things usually cost a lot of money, too. If something is dirty, cheap, and shoddy, it will never be accused of being posh. Posh things are elegant and expensive. A posh apartment is gorgeous and classy.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › poshPosh - definition of posh by The Free Dictionary

    Posh means fashionable, luxurious, or upper-class, especially in the UK. It may be related to a Romani word for halfpenny or a British slang term for a dandy.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › POSH!POSH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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