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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 definition: 1. (of places and things) expensive and of high quality: 2. (of people and their voices) from a…. Learn more.
1. : elegant, fashionable. a posh restaurant. 2. British : typical of or intended for the upper classes : highfalutin. posh accents. poshly adverb. poshness noun. Examples of posh in a Sentence. They live in a posh neighborhood. The family is very posh.
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.
If you describe something as posh, you mean that it is smart, fashionable, and expensive.
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.
1. Fashionable or luxurious: a posh hotel. 2. Typical of the upper class, especially in the United Kingdom: a posh upbringing. 3. Affectedly imitating characteristics of the upper class; pretentious: a posh accent.
