Definition of posh
1 : elegant, fashionable a posh restaurant
2 British : typical of or intended for the upper classes : highfalutin posh accents
poshly
adverbposhness
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Examples of posh in a Sentence
They live in a posh neighborhood.
The family is very posh.
Recent Examples of posh from the Web
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A red banner marks the posh apartment block where he was born.
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Menendez is accused of helping a Florida ophthalmologist with government business in exchange for campaign contributions and posh getaways.
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In 2010, his girlfriend, Adrienne Martin, 27, died of an accidental drug overdose at his estate in the posh St. Louis County town of Huntleigh.
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Trail's red Jeep was parked about one block from Miglin's posh town home, collecting parking tickets, according to the Tribune report.
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Dad Cal (Alfred Molina) comes across as a convivial old Graham Greene character, while mom Meredith (Janet McTeer) is a reclusive pianist, once quite renown, who now keeps to herself in a posh Hollywood mansion.
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In fact, anyone under the age of 21 in the posh Pitkin County resort town won’t be able to purchase any tobacco products — including e-cigarettes — starting Jan. 1, 2018.
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What: After the opening night of a new play, the playwright, director and actors await the critical reviews in the producer's posh apartment.
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Saturday, the day of the attacks, was spent on Northcote Road, where posh London deli Bayley and Sage opened a branch last month and smart row houses change hands for over 1 million pounds.
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Origin and Etymology of posh
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POSH Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of posh for English Language Learners
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: very attractive, expensive, and popular
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: typical of people who have high social status
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