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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This British import, streaming in the U.S. as a Tubi original, follows five Black scholarship students whose admission to a posh, extremely white boarding school is a ploy to counteract a noxious new story about its bratty students.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 30 May 2024
The latter two projects paired him with fellow Supernatural alum Lauren Cohan, who played posh con artist Bela Talbot in season 2.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024
At Sloane, London The uniquely British charm of Chelsea is rendered here with a Parisian accent to create something more suggestive of a posh private residence rather than a cookie-cutter boutique.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
SUVs wearing the Range Rover badge have conquered the most unforgiving off-road terrain and ferried celebrities and VIPs to posh red-carpet events.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 30 May 2024
The latter two projects paired him with fellow Supernatural alum Lauren Cohan, who played posh con artist Bela Talbot in season 2.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024
At Sloane, London The uniquely British charm of Chelsea is rendered here with a Parisian accent to create something more suggestive of a posh private residence rather than a cookie-cutter boutique.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
SUVs wearing the Range Rover badge have conquered the most unforgiving off-road terrain and ferried celebrities and VIPs to posh red-carpet events.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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