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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In the case of cropped or straight-leg cargo pants, that means matching them with a boxy blazer, sleek heels, and a posh lip color.
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Almost four years ago, architect Mark Rios and his husband Guy Ringler, a reproductive endocrinologist, doled out $12 million for a rundown Hollywood Regency residence in the posh Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles that hadn’t been touched in half a century.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
The posh potty was installed as a satirical art piece by Italian sculptor Maurizio Cattelan.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Look for everything from a posh caviar brunch to a free Drag Food Truck event.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Almost four years ago, architect Mark Rios and his husband Guy Ringler, a reproductive endocrinologist, doled out $12 million for a rundown Hollywood Regency residence in the posh Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles that hadn’t been touched in half a century.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
The posh potty was installed as a satirical art piece by Italian sculptor Maurizio Cattelan.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Look for everything from a posh caviar brunch to a free Drag Food Truck event.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for posh
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“Posh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posh. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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