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Posh

September 12, 2022

posh

posh / pŏsh

adjective 1. elegant, fashionable or luxurious We want everybody to have the best facilities in which to work, but we do not believe in posh and impressive private offices. Akio Morita, 1921 – 1999 2. characteristic or typical of the upper class, especially in the United Kingdom When I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to sound posh but so you could be understood. Penelope Keith, 1940 – 3. pretentious My mum's from Yorkshire and my parents aren't snotty or posh - they're very hard workers, both of them. Sally Phillips, 1970 -
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