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

In May, Michelin took away El Califa’s star and gave one to Once Mil, a fine-dining taquería in the posh neighborhood of Lomas de Chapultepec. — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

The bride has already garnered media attention for her practical-meets-posh wardrobe (with many of her favorite brands having the Kate Middleton seal of approval). — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Oct. 2026

Bloom, as the jester-like truth-teller, is a stand-out, pointedly delivering her lines with a modern-sounding ease rather than the amusing Mid-Atlantic upper crusty thespianism the posher characters utilize. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

As outlined in Emperor of Nothing, the bizarre chance encounter occurred June 12, 1994 at the posh Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, which David joined following the success of Seinfeld. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 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