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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That Mann and his daughter, at a posh Frankfurt hotel party, glimpse so many remnants of the Nazi era — including Erika’s ex-husband, who collaborated with the regime — is another portent of darkness.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
Ivory and brown actually look really posh together; just see above.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 14 May 2026
Speaking at the end of three days of spring meetings in a posh resort in northeast Florida, Phillips said ACC coaches and athletic directors reached consensus on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model.
—Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Speaking at the end of three days of spring meetings in a posh resort in northeast Florida, Phillips said ACC coaches and athletic directors reached consensus on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
Ivory and brown actually look really posh together; just see above.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 14 May 2026
Speaking at the end of three days of spring meetings in a posh resort in northeast Florida, Phillips said ACC coaches and athletic directors reached consensus on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model.
—Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Speaking at the end of three days of spring meetings in a posh resort in northeast Florida, Phillips said ACC coaches and athletic directors reached consensus on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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