Posh

Word POSH
Character 4
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /pɒʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Posh"

What do we mean by posh?

Fashionable or luxurious. adjective

Typical of the upper class, especially in the United Kingdom. adjective

Affectedly imitating characteristics of the upper class; pretentious. adjective

Associated with the upper classes. adjective

Stylish, elegant, exclusive (expensive). adjective

Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that they are better than everyone else. usually offensive. (especially in Scotland and Northern England) adjective

An exclamation expressing derision. interjection

Elegant and fashionable adjective

Fragments produced by an impact

Slush

Very classy or sophisticated Urban Dictionary

The word means rich, aristocratic, wealthy, loaded, fancy, toff, toffee nosed, upper crust, well off, or well to do. The origin of this word actually derives from an old Romany Gypsy slang word for pennies, i.e. if you've a lot of pennies you're well to do, rich, etc. In this light, the word posh can be used as a term of light hearted derision. Please note: a wrong but often repeated even on this website is the urban myth is that the word POSH orginated from Port Out Starboard Home - based on based on the position of the more expensive cabins on a passenger ships from England to India - but this is actually nonesense whch has been commonly repeated. Urban Dictionary

One of the spice girls, one of very few people in the world who from different camera angles can look white, asian, or hispanic Urban Dictionary

Snobby, snooty, nose in the air, etc. Urban Dictionary

First Class Urban Dictionary

Scottish slang term for cocaine. Found prominently in the book "Filth" by Irvine Welsh. Urban Dictionary

Synonym for "highly unlikely" Urban Dictionary

It come from the day of steamers traveling to the far east from Britain passing by Cape town. The leg Cape Town to the far east was in hot weathers and the ship had the starboard side always facing south. The cabins would get very hot on that side so a port cabin on the outbound jurney was preferable. The reverse applied to the homebound jurney. Hence the most expensive tickets where those: Port Outbound Starboard Homebound, simply marked as P.O.S.H. Urban Dictionary

Abbreviation for post hospital. usually a term used for people who went into a mental hospital. usually called posh appointment Urban Dictionary

Bull shit, whatever, no you are wrong Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Posh

The word "posh" in example sentences

He likes the idea of Waitrose being viewed as "luxury" and "aspirational", but finds the label "posh" frustrating. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Meanwhile, Angela Brockway and other members of the reading group are struggling to carry on without their friend: There were about 14 of us who all used to sit round her big Victorian table in her conservatory with mugs of tea and coffee and piles of what we called 'posh' biscuits. ❋ Cole Moreton (2012)

I always wondered, in a society where being "posh" is just about the worst sin out, if David Cameron's background - and even more the fact that he looks like a public school boy - would count against him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Modi – the one-time commissioner and Lord High Everything of the Indian Premier League, and an occasional social acquaintance in posh London wine bars of Kevin Pietersen, much to the dismay of the England and Wales Cricket Board which has made it known that he should seek more appropriate company – has been suspended from the post while investigations take place into his business dealings. ❋ David Hopps (2010)

They live in posh suburbs, and spend as much time as possible in comfy vacation homes or hunting cabins or whatever. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Refugees came to our area and acted like animals, robbing citizens, bringing dope with them, murdering people, spitting and cursing at the volunteers who were trying to help them at the shelters, because the government did not have them in posh hotel rooms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This mother-daughter matching outfits happens in posh areas of Sydney, Australia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If it is true, as alleged, that Mr Sgarbi bedded Ms Klatten in posh hotels in Monte Carlo, Munich and elsewhere, he was sleeping with the enemy, with a cruel vendetta in mind. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The father, especially in posh families, was largely absent or not to be disturbed. ❋ Newmania (2007)

And I ... well I reverse engineer things I try in posh restaurants just for kicks. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And being posh is just about the worst sin imaginable in New Britain ❋ Unknown (2005)

You are at Greyfriars, a rosy-cheeked boy of fourteen in posh tailor-made clothes, sitting down to tea in your study on the Remove passage after an exciting game of football which was won by an odd goal in the last half-minute. ❋ Unknown (1940)

A Tory source said: 'This is exactly the sort of rebranding exercise for Dave that we would like to achieve - making him cooler, less "posh" - but could not have initiated. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My new place, being a bit posh, is serviced by a Co-op home delivery service that perhaps at least 10% take advantage of, but we’ve never tried, and I don’t know if people order via the phone or by the internet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One example is the widespread belief that the word posh derives from an acronym of Port Out Starboard Home, these being the preferred sides, being sheltered from the sun, of passengers on P&O liners sailing between Britain and India. ❋ Unknown (2009)

❋ Ash (2003)

She looks really posh with that new [pearl necklace]. Have you seen her beatiful [bone china] tea set, it is really posh. She must be quite posh to have sent her children to [Eton] School. She talks quite posh. ❋ Joey Cymru (2005)

[posh spice] is [really] [hot] ❋ Kidzbop (2005)

that [english girl] is really posh. she [needs] a good [slap]! ❋ Anonymous (2003)

As in travel from and to India and England Because of [the position] of the day sun the best cabins were always "[Port] (side) Out, Starbord (side) Home" [POSH] ❋ Patrick Spence-Thomas (2003)

[I snorted] [a gram] of posh [last night]. ❋ Innit? McGuinness (2006)

you [drive a] [beemer]? posh! that's nothing more than a [hoopty] ❋ Poly P (2002)

Today is is sinonimous of expensive, [high class], etc, although should mean [Chavvy] after [POSH spice] adopted it. ❋ Marco~~ (2006)

[social worker]: you will have a posh appointment to create [a safety] plan in order to decrease the likelihood of you coming back to a [mental hospital]. ❋ Rck111 (2019)

"[Chri] Tina, look how fat my [thighs] are!" "Oh [Posh], your thighs are fine." ❋ Turkey (2005)

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