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

Set the scene Hellerup is an affluent seaside suburb, a 10-minute cab ride or 30-minute train ride away from the city center, filled with posh homes with neat gardens. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Incorporating them into your wardrobe couldn’t be more seamless thanks to breezy yet posh linen and cotton-blend options that are perfect for the summer’s remaining heatwaves. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026

Divan opened in June and expanded with dinner service this month in the posh Fourth Street shopping corridor. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Enslaved people recited his poetry at posh parties thrown by their masters. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 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