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POSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does posh mean? 

POSH (adjective)
  The adjective POSH has 1 sense:

1. elegant and fashionableplay

  Familiarity information: POSH used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POSH (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: posher  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: poshest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Elegant and fashionable

Synonyms:

classy; posh; swish

Context example:

a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac

Similar:

fashionable; stylish (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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