First Known Use: 1918
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posh
adjective \ˈpäsh\
: very attractive, expensive, and popular
: typical of people who have high social status
Full Definition of POSH
1
: elegant, fashionable <a posh restaurant>
2
British : typical of or intended for the upper classes : highfalutin <posh accents>
— posh·ly adverb
— posh·ness noun
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