Meaning

3 senses
  1. Associated with the upper classes.

    She talks with a posh accent.

    vornehm

    аристократи́ческийaristokratíčeskij

  2. Stylish; elegant; exclusive; luxurious; expensive.

    Near-synonym: plush

    After the performance, they went out to a very posh restaurant.

    schick, todschick

    шика́рныйšikárnyj

    elegant and fashionable

  3. (Northern England, Scotland, especially, offensive, usually)Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that one is better than everyone else.

    We have a right posh git moving in next door.

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Tom is quite posh.

    Том — аристократ. — deniko

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  2. Tom's house is quite posh.

    У Тома вишуканий і розкішний будинок. — deniko

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  3. She went to a posh school.

  4. James lives in a posh mansion.

  5. This is a posh part of town.

    deDies ist ein Nobelviertel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
associated with the upper classes:
stylish, elegant, exclusive:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
associated with the upper classes:
stylish, elegant, exclusive:

Forms

posher/more posh, poshest/most posh
Comparativeposher / more posh Lesson
Superlativeposhest / most posh Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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