Definitions for posh
pɒʃposh

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. classy, posh, swishadjective

   elegant and fashionable

   "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. poshadjective

   Associated with the upper classes.

   She talks with a posh accent.

2. poshadjective

   Stylish, elegant, exclusive (expensive).

   After the performance they went out to a very posh restaurant.

3. poshadjective

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

   We have a right posh git moving in next door

4. poshinterjection

   an exclamation expressing derision

5. Poshnoun

   Peterborough United F.C., a football club from Peterborough, England

6. Etymology: Unknown; popularly believed to be an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or important passengers travelling with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company from Britain to India and back. The company denies this practice, despite christening its loyalty scheme the "P.O.S.H. Club" after the myth (the club has since been renamed "Portunus").

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1. posh

   Posh generally refers to something that is elegant, high-class or luxurious. It can describe people, places, things, or behaviors that are associated with the upper class, exhibiting sophistication, superior quality, or fashionable refinement. It's often used to describe fancy clothes, upscale restaurants, luxury hotels, or refined manners. The term can have both positive connotations (indicating class and sophistication), as well as negative ones (indicating pretentiousness or elitism).

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POSH

   A full analytical study of 'posh' shows clearly that it is a contraction of 'polished'.

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on April 25, 2021  

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1. POSH

   What does POSH stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the POSH acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POSH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Posh is ranked #124548 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Posh surname appeared 138 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Posh.
   
   83.3% or 115 total occurrences were White.
   12.3% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.6% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'posh' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3829

Anagrams for posh »

1. shop

2. soph

3. hops

4. hosp

5. OHPs

6. phos

How to pronounce posh?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say posh in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of posh in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of posh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of posh in a Sentence

1. Mandy Phelan:

   We're not mad on Posh, to be honest. If they were missing Baby or Ginger that would be a problem.

2. Shaikh Nazmul Alam:

   We have been following him for a long time and arrested him yesterday night from Banani, a posh area of the city.

3. Adib Zalkapli:

   It looks very likely that Najib will face the full force of the law, just last week nobody would have thought that this posh boarding school boy would be rear ended by his old political headmaster.

4. Adib Zalkapli:

   Just last week nobody would have thought that this posh boarding school boy would be rear ended by his old political headmaster.

5. Sarah Shepherd:

   Daniel Craig is a kind of modern RP speaker, which is why Daniel Craig's received so well, daniel Craig's relatable. People under 50 say,' I like Daniel Craig sound. It's not too posh, not too distant from us.'.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=posh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Posh
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html