单词 | posh |
释义 | Word Frequency posh(pɒʃ) informal, mainly British adjective 1. smart, elegant, or fashionable; exclusive posh clothes 2. upper-class or genteel adverb 3. in a manner associated with the upper class to talk posh Derived forms poshness (ˈposhness) noun Word origin C19: often said to be an acronym of the phrase port out, starboard home, the most desirable location for a cabin in British ships sailing to and from the East, being the north-facing or shaded side; but more likely to be a development ofobsolete slang posh a dandy |
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