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BNC: 9987 COCA: 13193

posh

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
posh /ˈpɑːʃ/ adjective
posher; poshest
posh
/ˈpɑːʃ/
adjective
posher; poshest
Learner's definition of POSH
[also more posh; most posh] informal
: very attractive, expensive, and popular漂亮奢华的;雍容华贵的
British : typical of people who have high social status上流社会的;上等人的

— posh

adverb, British
BNC: 9987 COCA: 13193
1
: elegant, fashionable
a posh restaurant
2
British : typical of or intended for the upper classes : highfalutin
posh accents
poshly adverb
poshness noun

Example Sentences

They live in a posh neighborhood. The family is very posh.
Recent Examples on the Web Though Robinson, like the movie’s main characters, attended a posh prep school in south Florida, the movie isn’t exactly autobiographical. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022 In her video, Claudia laments, in a posh British accent, that a new coworker has begun to copy her style. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Imagine spending a lazy Saturday afternoon in a posh lounge, surrounded by friends and strangers, sparking another joint to pass across the table. Ricardo Baca, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2022 The son of an engineer, Rogê was born and raised in Arpoador, a posh neighborhood between Ipanema and Copacabana. James Gavin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 In the posh Polanco neighborhood, the atmosphere of Casa Polanco is like a worldly friend's sophisticated home. Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022 The sound is coming from behind the Old Course Hotel & Spa, the posh digs this week of Tiger Woods and other stars of the game. Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 My father found a fine sweatshirt from a posh private school. New York Times, 3 May 2022 The pleasures remain intact — the gowns, the hats, the posh dinners, the enviable real estate, the sparkling repartee. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of posh was in 1914
BNC: 9987 COCA: 13193

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