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posh

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɑʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(posh)

posh¹ /pɑʃ/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est.

stylishly elegant;
grand;
luxurious:They went to the poshest restaurant to celebrate.

posh¹ (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

posh² (posh),USA pronunciation interj.

(used as an exclamation of contempt or disgust.)

1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

posh /pɒʃ/ informal chiefly Brit adj

smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive
upper-class or genteel

Etymology: 19th Century: probably a development of obsolete slang posh a dandy; 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 was probably coined later (see backronym)

'posh' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Beckham - ritzy

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Synonyms: ritzy, swank, swanky, chic, luxurious, more...

Collocations: went to the poshest [restaurant, school] in town, a posh [house, property, apartment, condo], [goes to, attends] a posh school, more...

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