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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The 20-treatment room spa is a posh playground for adults with plunge pools, hydrotherapy, and dozens of holistic treatments.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
The average age in the lounge of Coterie Hudson Yards, a posh senior-living center in midtown, is north of 80.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
The average age in the lounge of Coterie Hudson Yards, a posh senior-living center in midtown, is north of 80.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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