POSH


Meaning of POSH in English

posh 1

/posh/ , adj.

sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.

[ 1915-20; of obscure orig.; cf. posh a dandy (recorded as British slang in 1890); the popular notion that the word is an acronym from port out ( ward ), starboard home, said to be the preferred accommodation on ships traveling between England and India, is without foundation ]

posh 2

/posh/ , interj.

(used as an exclamation of contempt or disgust.)

[ 1920-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .