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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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. 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.

  8. 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.