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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Centered on a group of siblings and friends living in the posh Southern California town during their high school years and beyond, the show made stars of its young cast, which included Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 17 May 2025
Ohanian, Williams and their two girls will be in the posh seats for the match.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Judging by the untended blisters on his knuckles and palms, however, Enzo doesn’t show much aptitude for it — to the extent that his supervisor drives the boy home one day to speak with his parents, surprised to discover that Enzo lives in a posh home with ocean views and a private pool.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 May 2025
Much of that alleged activity occurred at Diddy’s posh homes on Star Island.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 17 May 2025
Ohanian, Williams and their two girls will be in the posh seats for the match.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Judging by the untended blisters on his knuckles and palms, however, Enzo doesn’t show much aptitude for it — to the extent that his supervisor drives the boy home one day to speak with his parents, surprised to discover that Enzo lives in a posh home with ocean views and a private pool.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 May 2025
Much of that alleged activity occurred at Diddy’s posh homes on Star Island.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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