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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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
How Jewish villas in the posh Grunewald area were bought up or seized by Nazi bigshots, but now belong to Russian oligarchs.
—John Powers, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Where to Stay Wild Rice Retreat is a posh contemporary wellness center that our senior travel editor, Julia Sayers Gokhale, absolutely loved.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The pop legend unveiled the details of her upcoming concerts during a posh birthday celebration at the Café de l’Homme in Paris, overlooking the landmark — the dates appear below.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
How Jewish villas in the posh Grunewald area were bought up or seized by Nazi bigshots, but now belong to Russian oligarchs.
—John Powers, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Where to Stay Wild Rice Retreat is a posh contemporary wellness center that our senior travel editor, Julia Sayers Gokhale, absolutely loved.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The pop legend unveiled the details of her upcoming concerts during a posh birthday celebration at the Café de l’Homme in Paris, overlooking the landmark — the dates appear below.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
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 8 Apr. 2026.
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