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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Impressive chandeliers, marble flooring and golden fixtures are prevalent throughout this posh property, giving it an appearance reminiscent of a palatial home.
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
In the 1920s, storybook architecture became very popular in the Los Angeles area (this one in Beverly Hills still turns heads as people cruise along North Walden Drive) as well as in the small, but undeniably posh town of Carmel-By-the-Sea, located on California’s central coast.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
As everyone walks into the challenge, Jeffrey Lee Probst, from Wichita, Kansas, is affecting some kind of posh British accent.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
And as this train of thought passes through, literally there is Clare Balding, the ultimate front-facing figure of a posh sporting event in Britain.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
In the 1920s, storybook architecture became very popular in the Los Angeles area (this one in Beverly Hills still turns heads as people cruise along North Walden Drive) as well as in the small, but undeniably posh town of Carmel-By-the-Sea, located on California’s central coast.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
As everyone walks into the challenge, Jeffrey Lee Probst, from Wichita, Kansas, is affecting some kind of posh British accent.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
And as this train of thought passes through, literally there is Clare Balding, the ultimate front-facing figure of a posh sporting event in Britain.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 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 19 May. 2025.
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