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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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.
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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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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
See all Example Sentences for posh
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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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