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- [posh]
- /pɒʃ/
- /pɒʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [posh]
- /pɒʃ/
Definitions of posh word
- adjective posh sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment. 1
- abbreviation POSH person 1
- adjective posh elegant, impressive 1
- adverb posh manner 1
- adjective posh If you describe something as posh, you mean that it is smart, fashionable, and expensive. 0
- adjective posh If you describe a person as posh, you mean that they belong to or behave as if they belong to the upper classes. 0
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Origin of posh
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; of obscure origin; compareposha 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
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Parts of speech for Posh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
posh popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
posh usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for posh
adj posh
- a go go — as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore: food and drink à gogo.
- a go-go — go-go
- a gogo — as much as one likes; galore
- absonant — inharmonious
- all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
noun posh
adjective posh
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
- exclusive — An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
- exclusory — Having the power or the function of excluding.
- expensive — Costing a lot of money.
Antonyms for posh
adj posh
- dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- in a bad way — not good in any manner or degree.
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