poshon.¹

Brit.

/ˈpəʊʃəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊʃoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili posho.

Etymology: < Swahili posho daily rations, daily portion of food allocated to a man's wife or a guest < -posha to give rations to.

In East Africa:

1. Daily rations given to soldiers, sailors, labourers, porters on safari, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > for safari porters

posho1872

1872 D. Livingstone 3 Nov. in Last Jrnls. (1874) II. x. 244 I had to punish two useless men for calling out, ‘Posho! posho! posho!’ (rations) as soon as I came near.

1892 M. French-Sheldon Sultan to Sultan v. 118 Porters, carrying the heavy loads, are paid the least and receive the smallest posho.

1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. vi. 138 The commonest form of the posho or daily ration was rice, usually carried in a kanda, a long narrow matting bag broadest at the bottom.

2. Porridge made from maize flour; (also) maize flour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > porridges > [noun]

polentaOE

papelotec1400

pottagea1500

crowdy-mowdy?a1513

drowsen1519

pease porridge?1548

plum pottage1574

sowens1582

grout1587

orgementa1590

plum porridge1591

loblolly1597

pease pottage1600

girt-brew1620

washbrew1620

lentil-porridge1622

hominy1630

porridgea1643

samp1643

nettle-pottage1659

nettle-porridge1661

crowdie1668

suppawn1670

mush1671

rockahominy1674

stirabouta1691

praiseach1698

sagamité1698

brochan1700

atole1716

burgoo1750

purry1751

fungee1789

pepper porridge1803

kasha1808

mamaliga1808

skilligalee1819

bean-porridge1821

skilly1839

sap porridge1842

corn-mush1846

oatmeal mush1850

pap1858

ugali1860

oatmeal1873

mealie-meal1880

mealie-pap1880

uji1889

sadza1899

nsima1907

putu papa1910

posho1927

putu1949

ogi1957

whey-porridge-

1927 Chambers's Jrnl. 17 761/1 The safari boys were squatting round the cooking-pots, stirring their ‘posho’.

1946 G. Hanley Monsoon Victory x. 106 In Africa they [sc. askaris] ate posho, which is maize flour cooked into a porridge.

1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo ix. 157 He searched two fully occupied huts in the labour lines looking for posho.

1971 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 13 Apr. 9/3 An Assistant Minister for Agriculture..was officially opening a posho mill.

1977 H. Innes Big Footprints ii. i. 122 Sacks of maize flour they called posho.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

poshoadj.n.²

Brit.

/ˈpɒʃəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑʃoʊ/

Inflections: Plural poshos, poshoes.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posh adj., -o suffix.

Etymology: < posh adj. + -o suffix.

British colloquial (frequently depreciative).

A. adj.

Smart, stylish; typical of or belonging to the upper class; = posh adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]

faireOE

bremea1000

goodlyOE

goodfulc1275

noblec1300

pricec1300

specialc1325

gentlec1330

fine?c1335

singulara1340

thrivena1350

thriven and throa1350

gaya1375

properc1380

before-passinga1382

daintiful1393

principala1398

gradelya1400

burlyc1400

daintyc1400

thrivingc1400

voundec1400

virtuousc1425

hathelc1440

curiousc1475

singlerc1500

beautiful1502

rare?a1534

gallant1539

eximious1547

jolly1548

egregious?c1550

jellyc1560

goodlike1562

brawc1565

of worth1576

brave?1577

surprising1580

finger-licking1584

admirablea1586

excellinga1586

ambrosial1598

sublimated1603

excellent1604

valiant1604

fabulous1609

pure1609

starryc1610

topgallant1613

lovely1614

soaringa1616

twanging1616

preclarent1623

primea1637

prestantious1638

splendid1644

sterling1647

licking1648

spankinga1666

rattling1690

tearing1693

famous1695

capital1713

yrare1737

pure and —1742

daisy1757

immense1762

elegant1764

super-extra1774

trimming1778

grand1781

gallows1789

budgeree1793

crack1793

dandy1794

first rate1799

smick-smack1802

severe1805

neat1806

swell1810

stamming1814

divine1818

great1818

slap-up1823

slapping1825

high-grade1826

supernacular1828

heavenly1831

jam-up1832

slick1833

rip-roaring1834

boss1836

lummy1838

flash1840

slap1840

tall1840

high-graded1841

awful1843

way up1843

exalting1844

hot1845

ripsnorting1846

clipping1848

stupendous1848

stunning1849

raving1850

shrewd1851

jammy1853

slashing1854

rip-staving1856

ripping1858

screaming1859

up to dick1863

nifty1865

premier cru1866

slap-bang1866

clinking1868

marvellous1868

rorty1868

terrific1871

spiffing1872

all wool and a yard wide1882

gorgeous1883

nailing1883

stellar1883

gaudy1884

fizzing1885

réussi1885

ding-dong1887

jim-dandy1888

extra-special1889

yum-yum1890

out of sight1891

outasight1893

smooth1893

corking1895

large1895

super1895

hot dog1896

to die for1898

yummy1899

deevy1900

peachy1900

hi1901

v.g.1901

v.h.c.1901

divvy1903

doozy1903

game ball1905

goodo1905

bosker1906

crackerjack1910

smashinga1911

jake1914

keen1914

posh1914

bobby-dazzling1915

juicy1916

pie on1916

jakeloo1919

snodger1919

whizz-bang1920

wicked1920

four-star1921

wow1921

Rolls-Royce1922

whizz-bang1922

wizard1922

barry1923

nummy1923

ripe1923

shrieking1926

crazy1927

righteous1930

marvy1932

cool1933

plenty1933

brahmaa1935

smoking1934

solid1935

mellow1936

groovy1937

tough1937

bottler1938

fantastic1938

readyc1938

ridge1938

super-duper1938

extraordinaire1940

rumpty1940

sharp1940

dodger1941

grouse1941

perfecto1941

pipperoo1945

real gone1946

bosting1947

supersonic1947

whizzo1948

neato1951

peachy-keen1951

ridgey-dite1953

ridgy-didge1953

top1953

whizzing1953

badass1955

wild1955

belting1956

magic1956

bitching1957

swinging1958

ridiculous1959

a treat1959

fab1961

bad-assed1962

uptight1962

diggish1963

cracker1964

marv1964

radical1964

bakgat1965

unreal1965

pearly1966

together1968

safe1970

bad1971

brilliant1971

fabby1971

schmick1972

butt-kicking1973

ripper1973

Tiffany1973

bodacious1976

rad1976

kif1978

awesome1979

death1979

killer1979

fly1980

shiok1980

stonking1980

brill1981

dope1981

to die1982

mint1982

epic1983

kicking1983

fabbo1984

mega1985

ill1986

posho1989

pukka1991

lovely jubbly1992

awesomesauce2001

nang2002

bess2006

amazeballs2009

boasty2009

daebak2009

beaut2013

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective]

taunt?a1534

cocket1537

fastuous?1591

cobbing1599

whalebone1602

airy1606

fastigious1625

flatuous1630

high and mighty1633

vapouring1647

flatulent1658

hoity-toity1690

jackanapish1696

superior1711

penseful1788

uppish1789

pensy1790

stuck-up1812

glorified1821

toploftical1823

pretentious1832

sophomoric1837

highty-tighty1847

snippy1848

jumped-up1852

set-up1856

toplofty1859

cock-aloft1861

high-tone1864

high-toned1866

pretensivea1868

fancy-pants1870

hunched1870

snotty1870

head-in-air1880

uppity1880

jackanapsian1881

airified1882

sidey1898

posh1914

upstage1918

snooty1919

high-hatted1924

hincty1924

snot-nosed1941

posho1989

1989 Sunday World (Dublin) 7 May 16/1 Saw Adam, Guggi and Gavin Friday slipping out of the posho reception in the Irish Life Centre after the Abbey Gala last Sunday night to head for real munchies in Judge Roy Beans.

1993 Times 1 Oct. 19/4 He decides that I have a posho voice which he jestingly mimics. ‘Oh soopah, wonderful actually. Does one want more coffee? Would one want any sugar?’

1994 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 15 May 17 It's also gone rather posho, especially my college. Etonians all over the place.

2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 17 It's some posho fucker's second home now innit.

B. n.²

An upper-class, rich, snobbish, or ‘posh’ person.

ΚΠ

1991 Independent 9 Jan. 28/8 Socially, football has been followed by the lower orders, while golf and cricket has [sic] attracted poshos.

2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment v. 72 Back at the hospital they all troop past the bourgeoisie in the waiting room, looking like a travelling freak show... The poshoes turn up their noses, obviously thinking they've been up to no good.

2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 July (Features section) 6 It's a Capital VIP party so only the best public schoolkids are invited... The parties remain a rite of passage for any pocket-sized posho worth his tuck money.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	posho
释义	poshon.¹ Brit. /ˈpəʊʃəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpoʊʃoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili posho. Etymology: < Swahili posho daily rations, daily portion of food allocated to a man's wife or a guest < -posha to give rations to. In East Africa: 1. Daily rations given to soldiers, sailors, labourers, porters on safari, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > for safari porters posho1872 1872 D. Livingstone 3 Nov. in Last Jrnls. (1874) II. x. 244 I had to punish two useless men for calling out, ‘Posho! posho! posho!’ (rations) as soon as I came near. 1892 M. French-Sheldon Sultan to Sultan v. 118 Porters, carrying the heavy loads, are paid the least and receive the smallest posho. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. vi. 138 The commonest form of the posho or daily ration was rice, usually carried in a kanda, a long narrow matting bag broadest at the bottom. 2. Porridge made from maize flour; (also) maize flour. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > porridges > [noun] polentaOE papelotec1400 pottagea1500 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 drowsen1519 pease porridge?1548 plum pottage1574 sowens1582 grout1587 orgementa1590 plum porridge1591 loblolly1597 pease pottage1600 girt-brew1620 washbrew1620 lentil-porridge1622 hominy1630 porridgea1643 samp1643 nettle-pottage1659 nettle-porridge1661 crowdie1668 suppawn1670 mush1671 rockahominy1674 stirabouta1691 praiseach1698 sagamité1698 brochan1700 atole1716 burgoo1750 purry1751 fungee1789 pepper porridge1803 kasha1808 mamaliga1808 skilligalee1819 bean-porridge1821 skilly1839 sap porridge1842 corn-mush1846 oatmeal mush1850 pap1858 ugali1860 oatmeal1873 mealie-meal1880 mealie-pap1880 uji1889 sadza1899 nsima1907 putu papa1910 posho1927 putu1949 ogi1957 whey-porridge- 1927 Chambers's Jrnl. 17 761/1 The safari boys were squatting round the cooking-pots, stirring their ‘posho’. 1946 G. Hanley Monsoon Victory x. 106 In Africa they [sc. askaris] ate posho, which is maize flour cooked into a porridge. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo ix. 157 He searched two fully occupied huts in the labour lines looking for posho. 1971 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 13 Apr. 9/3 An Assistant Minister for Agriculture..was officially opening a posho mill. 1977 H. Innes Big Footprints ii. i. 122 Sacks of maize flour they called posho. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). poshoadj.n.² Brit. /ˈpɒʃəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpɑʃoʊ/ Inflections: Plural poshos, poshoes. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posh adj., -o suffix. Etymology: < posh adj. + -o suffix. British colloquial (frequently depreciative). A. adj. Smart, stylish; typical of or belonging to the upper class; = posh adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] faireOE bremea1000 goodlyOE goodfulc1275 noblec1300 pricec1300 specialc1325 gentlec1330 fine?c1335 singulara1340 thrivena1350 thriven and throa1350 gaya1375 properc1380 before-passinga1382 daintiful1393 principala1398 gradelya1400 burlyc1400 daintyc1400 thrivingc1400 voundec1400 virtuousc1425 hathelc1440 curiousc1475 singlerc1500 beautiful1502 rare?a1534 gallant1539 eximious1547 jolly1548 egregious?c1550 jellyc1560 goodlike1562 brawc1565 of worth1576 brave?1577 surprising1580 finger-licking1584 admirablea1586 excellinga1586 ambrosial1598 sublimated1603 excellent1604 valiant1604 fabulous1609 pure1609 starryc1610 topgallant1613 lovely1614 soaringa1616 twanging1616 preclarent1623 primea1637 prestantious1638 splendid1644 sterling1647 licking1648 spankinga1666 rattling1690 tearing1693 famous1695 capital1713 yrare1737 pure and —1742 daisy1757 immense1762 elegant1764 super-extra1774 trimming1778 grand1781 gallows1789 budgeree1793 crack1793 dandy1794 first rate1799 smick-smack1802 severe1805 neat1806 swell1810 stamming1814 divine1818 great1818 slap-up1823 slapping1825 high-grade1826 supernacular1828 heavenly1831 jam-up1832 slick1833 rip-roaring1834 boss1836 lummy1838 flash1840 slap1840 tall1840 high-graded1841 awful1843 way up1843 exalting1844 hot1845 ripsnorting1846 clipping1848 stupendous1848 stunning1849 raving1850 shrewd1851 jammy1853 slashing1854 rip-staving1856 ripping1858 screaming1859 up to dick1863 nifty1865 premier cru1866 slap-bang1866 clinking1868 marvellous1868 rorty1868 terrific1871 spiffing1872 all wool and a yard wide1882 gorgeous1883 nailing1883 stellar1883 gaudy1884 fizzing1885 réussi1885 ding-dong1887 jim-dandy1888 extra-special1889 yum-yum1890 out of sight1891 outasight1893 smooth1893 corking1895 large1895 super1895 hot dog1896 to die for1898 yummy1899 deevy1900 peachy1900 hi1901 v.g.1901 v.h.c.1901 divvy1903 doozy1903 game ball1905 goodo1905 bosker1906 crackerjack1910 smashinga1911 jake1914 keen1914 posh1914 bobby-dazzling1915 juicy1916 pie on1916 jakeloo1919 snodger1919 whizz-bang1920 wicked1920 four-star1921 wow1921 Rolls-Royce1922 whizz-bang1922 wizard1922 barry1923 nummy1923 ripe1923 shrieking1926 crazy1927 righteous1930 marvy1932 cool1933 plenty1933 brahmaa1935 smoking1934 solid1935 mellow1936 groovy1937 tough1937 bottler1938 fantastic1938 readyc1938 ridge1938 super-duper1938 extraordinaire1940 rumpty1940 sharp1940 dodger1941 grouse1941 perfecto1941 pipperoo1945 real gone1946 bosting1947 supersonic1947 whizzo1948 neato1951 peachy-keen1951 ridgey-dite1953 ridgy-didge1953 top1953 whizzing1953 badass1955 wild1955 belting1956 magic1956 bitching1957 swinging1958 ridiculous1959 a treat1959 fab1961 bad-assed1962 uptight1962 diggish1963 cracker1964 marv1964 radical1964 bakgat1965 unreal1965 pearly1966 together1968 safe1970 bad1971 brilliant1971 fabby1971 schmick1972 butt-kicking1973 ripper1973 Tiffany1973 bodacious1976 rad1976 kif1978 awesome1979 death1979 killer1979 fly1980 shiok1980 stonking1980 brill1981 dope1981 to die1982 mint1982 epic1983 kicking1983 fabbo1984 mega1985 ill1986 posho1989 pukka1991 lovely jubbly1992 awesomesauce2001 nang2002 bess2006 amazeballs2009 boasty2009 daebak2009 beaut2013 the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective] taunt?a1534 cocket1537 fastuous?1591 cobbing1599 whalebone1602 airy1606 fastigious1625 flatuous1630 high and mighty1633 vapouring1647 flatulent1658 hoity-toity1690 jackanapish1696 superior1711 penseful1788 uppish1789 pensy1790 stuck-up1812 glorified1821 toploftical1823 pretentious1832 sophomoric1837 highty-tighty1847 snippy1848 jumped-up1852 set-up1856 toplofty1859 cock-aloft1861 high-tone1864 high-toned1866 pretensivea1868 fancy-pants1870 hunched1870 snotty1870 head-in-air1880 uppity1880 jackanapsian1881 airified1882 sidey1898 posh1914 upstage1918 snooty1919 high-hatted1924 hincty1924 snot-nosed1941 posho1989 1989 Sunday World (Dublin) 7 May 16/1 Saw Adam, Guggi and Gavin Friday slipping out of the posho reception in the Irish Life Centre after the Abbey Gala last Sunday night to head for real munchies in Judge Roy Beans. 1993 Times 1 Oct. 19/4 He decides that I have a posho voice which he jestingly mimics. ‘Oh soopah, wonderful actually. Does one want more coffee? Would one want any sugar?’ 1994 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 15 May 17 It's also gone rather posho, especially my college. Etonians all over the place. 2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 17 It's some posho fucker's second home now innit. B. n.² An upper-class, rich, snobbish, or ‘posh’ person. ΚΠ 1991 Independent 9 Jan. 28/8 Socially, football has been followed by the lower orders, while golf and cricket has [sic] attracted poshos. 2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment v. 72 Back at the hospital they all troop past the bourgeoisie in the waiting room, looking like a travelling freak show... The poshoes turn up their noses, obviously thinking they've been up to no good. 2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 July (Features section) 6 It's a Capital VIP party so only the best public schoolkids are invited... The parties remain a rite of passage for any pocket-sized posho worth his tuck money. 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