adjective (posher, poshest) (informal)
1 elegant and expensive:
a posh hotel / restaurant * You look very posh in your new suit.
2 (BrE, sometimes disapproving) typical of or used by people who belong to a high social class:
a posh accent / voice * They live in the posh part of town. * Her parents are very posh. * They pay for their children to go to a posh school.
posh adverb (BrE):
to talk posh
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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