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   posh

   /pɒʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. elegant or stylishly luxurious: "a posh hotel" Similar smartstylishupmarketfancyhigh-classfashionablechicluxuriousluxurydeluxeexclusiveselectsumptuousopulentlavishgrandrichelegantornateostentatiousshowyhigh-tonedupscaleinformal:classyswankysnazzyplushplushyritzyflashla-di-dafancy-pantsswishswanktonylarneyinformal, dated:swaggerderogatory:chi-chiarchaic:swellrare:sprauncy
   • ▪ of a high social class: "she has a very posh and refined voice" Similar upper-classaristocraticupmarketHome Countiesinformal:upper-crusttop-drawerplummySloaneyU

   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"

   Word Origin early 20th century: perhaps from slang posh, denoting either a dandy or a coin of small value. There is no evidence to support the folk etymology that posh is formed from the initials of port out starboard home (referring to the more comfortable accommodation, out of the heat of the sun, on ships between England and India).

   Derivatives

   • 1. poshly adverb
   • 2. poshness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • O

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   • S

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   • H

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