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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024posh1 /pɑʃ/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - stylishly elegant;
grand;
luxurious:They went to the poshest restaurant to celebrate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024posh1 (posh),USA pronunciation adj. - sumptuously furnished or appointed;
luxurious:a posh apartment.
- 1915–20; of obscure origin, originally; compareposh a dandy (recorded as British slang in 1890); the popular notion that the word is an acronym from port out(ward), starboard home, said to be the preferred accommodation on ships traveling between England and India, is without foundation
- (used as an exclamation of contempt or disgust.)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: posh /pɒʃ/ informal chiefly Brit adj - smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive
- upper-class or genteel
Etymology: 19th Century: often said to be an acronym of the phrase port out, starboard home, the most desirable location for a cabin in British ships sailing to and from the East, being the north-facing or shaded side; but more likely to be a development of obsolete slang posh a dandy |