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- Dictionaryposh/pɒʃ/
adjective
- 1. elegant or stylishly luxurious: "a posh hotel" Similar
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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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.
- English (US)
POSH meaning: 1. (of places and things) expensive and of...
- Znaczenie Posh, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
POSH definicja: 1. (of places and things) expensive and of...
- Posh: French Translation
POSH translate: chic. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Posh: Arabic Translation
POSH translate: مُرَفّه, راقٍ. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Ultra-Posh
ULTRA-POSH definition: 1. (of places and things) very...
- Posh: Korean Translation
posh translate: 호화로운, 상류층의. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Posh: Indonesian Translation
posh translate: kelas tinggi. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Posh: Norwegian Translation
posh - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...
- English (US)
Posh means elegant, fashionable, or typical of the upper classes. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of posh from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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.
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.
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.
1. [ posh ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment. posh. 2. [ posh ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. interjection. (used as an exclamation of contempt or disgust.) posh. / pɒʃ / adjective. smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive. posh clothes. upper-class or genteel. adverb.
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.