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posh
adjective- being stylish, smart; of the best class; elegant and sophisticated UK, 1918
In popular folk etymology, reinforced by the song “Posh” in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, “posh” is an acronym of port out starboard home, supposedly the location of the “best” cabins on an England to India P&O line cruise; unfortunately P&O has no record of such a phrase ever being used. Other suggested derivations: a contraction of “polished”, an earlier sense as “money”, and a corruption of Scottish tosh (smart). However, this is slang and “port out starboard home” is the more entertaining etymolology and therefore likely to continue as the popular favourite. - He certainly had a posh accent, and his eyes were set rather too close together in his narrow face. — Chris Ryan, Stand By, Stand By, p. 145, 1996
- She was my first-ever posh girlfriend[.] — Frank Skinner, Frank Skinner, p. 243, 2001
- An environment which is too clean, too ordered–in short, too “posh"–may unwittingly present a threat[.] — The Guardian, 18 July 2002
- being in possession of drugs UK
- Oh, and did you say you were posh tonight, darling? No? Oh, that’s a bore. — James Hawes, White Powder, Green Light, p. 40, 2002
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