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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Location Anyone who wants to stay in the thick of fashion, design, and cultural action while still enjoying some peace and quiet will find a posh home at The Carlton.
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Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The posh amenities continue outdoors, where the resort-like grounds host a pool with a spa and a waterfall, along with a pizza oven, a game pavilion with a candy bar, and a sports court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
This anime from director Shinya Watada wastes no time in showing off the delightful contrast between its posh girls-academy setting, where women are expected to be delicate, and its main cast’s enthusiasm for rock music.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The second semester at Maxton Hall ended today with more teen drama getting in the way of the on-off romance between scrappy scholarship student Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten) and privileged posh boy James (Damian Hardung).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The posh amenities continue outdoors, where the resort-like grounds host a pool with a spa and a waterfall, along with a pizza oven, a game pavilion with a candy bar, and a sports court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
This anime from director Shinya Watada wastes no time in showing off the delightful contrast between its posh girls-academy setting, where women are expected to be delicate, and its main cast’s enthusiasm for rock music.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The second semester at Maxton Hall ended today with more teen drama getting in the way of the on-off romance between scrappy scholarship student Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten) and privileged posh boy James (Damian Hardung).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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