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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Based on the Elin Hilderbrand novel, the show stars Garner as a famous food influencer who hosts a weekend getaway for her friends at her posh Nantucket home; Sevigny and Chan will respectively play the roles of Tatum McKenzie and Gigi Ling.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 June 2025
Among those summer guests was Tillie’s future husband, Lew Berg, a British chemical engineer, who impressed Tillie with his posh accent.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
And rodents are a great equalizer—Carrie lives in very posh Gramercy, but still, the rats came for her.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Where most members clubs try to offer a luxurious experience for the wealthy through elevated design, upscale food and posh clientele, taking time to relax and enjoy a pot of tea is what NEHIMA sees as the ultimate luxury.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 June 2025
Among those summer guests was Tillie’s future husband, Lew Berg, a British chemical engineer, who impressed Tillie with his posh accent.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
And rodents are a great equalizer—Carrie lives in very posh Gramercy, but still, the rats came for her.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Where most members clubs try to offer a luxurious experience for the wealthy through elevated design, upscale food and posh clientele, taking time to relax and enjoy a pot of tea is what NEHIMA sees as the ultimate luxury.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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