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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Six-figure salaries were still common for officers and their relatives, as were fine dining, stays in posh hotels and expensive hunting retreats.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Soly Hux Short-Sleeve Cardigan Practical and posh, this Soly Hux cardigan is just what your closet needs for transitional weather.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Light Over Darkness Get moving at a posh Persian New Year’s party set in the penthouse lounge and rooftop space at Oakland’s 1900 Broadway multi-use complex.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Don’t be surprised if your bedroom space starts feeling like a posh hotel room.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Soly Hux Short-Sleeve Cardigan Practical and posh, this Soly Hux cardigan is just what your closet needs for transitional weather.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Light Over Darkness Get moving at a posh Persian New Year’s party set in the penthouse lounge and rooftop space at Oakland’s 1900 Broadway multi-use complex.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Don’t be surprised if your bedroom space starts feeling like a posh hotel room.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 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 21 Mar. 2026.
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