Definition of posh
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:elegant, fashionable
- a posh restaurant
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poshly
adverb
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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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Since Trump's election, his critics have charged that anyone seeking favor from the White House has an incentive to stay in posh rooms that can be booked on the Internet for $400 per night or more.
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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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The options include a fine-dining restaurant, an all-day restaurant, a high-end cocktail bar, a beer hall/gastropub, a pool deck with food and drink service and a posh nightclub.
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Decked in a Hillary-esque hairstyle, Jess is ditching fiancé Peter (Paul W. Downs) for the weekend to attend her bachelorette party at a posh Miami beachfront home provided by a political donor.
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Origin and Etymology of posh
POSH Defined for English Language Learners
posh
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adjective
Definition 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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