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 Palisades looked down on the Pacific Ocean from posh homes, a few that Hertz had designed.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
She was found four days later in London’s posh Chelsea neighborhood and arrested.
—Brian Melley, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Schrager would go on to revolutionize hospitality with other posh properties—including the Royalton in New York and the Delano in South Beach—before launching the Edition hotel chain with Marriott.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere are an office, a movie theater, and a gym, as well as a posh primary suite sporting a marble fireplace, a private balcony, and dual spa-like baths.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
She was found four days later in London’s posh Chelsea neighborhood and arrested.
—Brian Melley, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Schrager would go on to revolutionize hospitality with other posh properties—including the Royalton in New York and the Delano in South Beach—before launching the Edition hotel chain with Marriott.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere are an office, a movie theater, and a gym, as well as a posh primary suite sporting a marble fireplace, a private balcony, and dual spa-like baths.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 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 2 Mar. 2025.
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