Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    posh
    /pɒʃ/

    adjective

    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"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    POSH definition: 1. (of places and things) expensive and of high quality: 2. (of people and their voices) from a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › poshPosh Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › poshPOSH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Posh definition: sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious. See examples of POSH used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › poshPosh - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOSH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. ...a posh car. ...a posh dinner party. Synonyms: smart, grand, exclusive, luxury More Synonyms of posh. 2. adjective.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › poshPosh - definition of posh by The Free Dictionary

    1. Fashionable or luxurious: a posh hotel. 2. Typical of the upper class, especially in the United Kingdom: a posh upbringing. 3. Affectedly imitating characteristics of the upper class; pretentious: a posh accent.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › POSH!POSH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › poshPosh Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A period slang dictionary defines "posh" as a term used by thieves for "money : generic, but specifically, a halfpenny or other small coin". An example is given from Page's Eavesdropper (1888): "They used such funny terms: 'brads,' and 'dibbs,' and 'mopusses,' and 'posh' ... at last it was borne in upon me that they were talking about money."

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOSH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    POSH definition: 1. expensive and used or owned by rich people: 2. from a high social class: . Learn more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishposh adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of posh adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.