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.
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The story doesn’t take place on Nantucket, but rather a posh New England boarding school. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 The French Heritage Society held its annual Palm Beach Gala Dinner last week at posh and private Club Colette. Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 Finally, there's Rick (Walton Goggins) and his conspicuously young girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a somewhat trashy pair who look completely out of place among the posh and refined. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 The conference is being held at Trump National Doral Miami, a posh resort with four golf courses owned by the billionaire president. Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for posh

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of posh was in 1914

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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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