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| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from posh 'money, showy man' (19-20 centuries) |
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posh1
informal
informal1 a posh restaurant, hotel, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is used or owned by rich people : a posh private school
a posh private school2 British English upper class : Her parents are terribly posh.
Her parents are terribly posh.WORD FOCUS: expensive WORD FOCUS: expensive
high used about prices, rents, or charges
fancy used about restaurants, cars, or clothes that look expensive
posh used about hotels, restaurants, or cars that look expensive and are used by rich or high-class people
cost a lot also cost a bomb informal to be very expensive
be out of somebody's price range to be more than someone can afford to pay
be a rip-off informal to be much too expensive, so that you feel you have been cheated
exorbitant exorbitant prices are much too high
➔ See also expensive
WORD FOCUS: expensive high used about prices, rents, or charges
fancy used about restaurants, cars, or clothes that look expensive
posh used about hotels, restaurants, or cars that look expensive and are used by rich or high-class people
cost a lot also cost a bomb informal to be very expensive
be out of somebody's price range to be more than someone can afford to pay
be a rip-off informal to be much too expensive, so that you feel you have been cheated
exorbitant exorbitant prices are much too high
➔ See also expensive
