posh
posh Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Elegant, fashionable, or stylishly luxurious.
"They celebrated their anniversary at a posh restaurant in the city center."
British Typical of or belonging to the upper class.
"He spoke with a noticeably posh accent that reflected his boarding school background."
• noun
British Upper-class people or society, or the quality of being upper-class and luxurious.
"She put on her finest dress and tried to talk posh at the charity gala."
• verb
British To make someone or something more elegant, smart, or luxurious (usually followed by 'up').
"The new owners poshed up the old pub with velvet booths and crystal chandeliers."
• Rhymes for posh
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 20th century, 'posh' likely derives from 19th-century British slang meaning 'money' or a 'dandy.' The popular story that it is an acronym for 'port out, starboard home' (referring to the cooler, shaded cabins on steamships traveling between Britain and India) is a folk etymology with no historical evidence.