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- Dictionaryposh/pɒʃ/
adjective
- 1. elegant or stylishly luxurious: "a posh hotel" Similar
adverb
- 1. in a refined or upper-class way: informal British "he may talk posh, but there is nothing fancy about Basil"
noun
- 1. the quality of being elegant, stylish, or upper class: informal British "we finally bought a colour TV, which seemed the height of posh"
verb
- 1. smarten someone or something up: informal British "we will be getting all poshed up for the company summer ball"
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1. : elegant, fashionable. a posh restaurant. 2. British : typical of or intended for the upper classes : highfalutin. posh accents. poshly adverb. poshness noun. Examples of posh in a Sentence. They live in a posh neighborhood. The family is very posh.
POSH definition: 1. (of places and things) expensive and of high quality: 2. (of people and their voices) from a…. Learn more.
Posh is most commonly used today as an informal adjective to describe a person, place, or thing as classy, fancy, or spiffy (e.g., a posh restaurant). The word has a strong upper-class connotation, related to having or spending money. Calling something posh is still closely associated with the UK.
Things that are posh are swanky, fancy, and high-class. Posh things usually cost a lot of money, too. If something is dirty, cheap, and shoddy, it will never be accused of being posh. Posh things are elegant and expensive. A posh apartment is gorgeous and classy. A posh restaurant has fancy food and you probably have to dress up to go there.
If you describe something as posh, you mean that it is smart, fashionable, and expensive. [ informal ] Celebrating a promotion, I took her to a posh hotel for a cocktail.
1. smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive: posh clothes. 2. upper-class or genteel. adv. in a manner associated with the upper class: to talk posh.
Check pronunciation: posh. Definition of posh adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1915–20; of obscure origin; compare posh 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
POSH definition: 1. expensive and used or owned by rich people: 2. from a high social class: . Learn more.
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.
