posh

adjective

ˈpäsh 

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

Meanwhile, the posh dressing room, complete with a sitting area, is lined with tall wooden wardrobes providing ample space for storing everything from apparel to footwear. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026

The scruffy stage manager, Bunny, turns out to be posher than the monocled director, Meredith. —Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Likewise, Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco provides posh lodgings all year long. —Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

The film also delves into the author’s childhood in India, with an angry drunk father prone to violent fits of rage; and his move to Britain in his teens for a posh boarding school education at Rugby, followed by Cambridge. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for posh

• bosh
• frosh
• gosh
• josh
• quash
• slosh
• squash
• swash
• tosh
• wash
• backwash
• downwash

Kids Definition

posh

adjective

ˈpäsh 

: elegant sense 1, fashionable