ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POSH
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 of obsolete slang posh a dandy.
10 QUOTES WITH «POSH»
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I certainly never saw myself as posh.
When I first left drama school, I was too posh for the working-class parts and not posh enough for the upper-class roles. You know what England is like: the gradations of accent and how you're judged by them are still there. I discovered that to get a break you have to lie about where you're from.
I don't go to royal parties or play polo on horseback. No, I don't hang out with the posh crowd, if that makes sense.
I don't like posh hotels. I like small, eclectic hotels, and luxury for me would mean really good company with good food in a really funky, beautiful house in the middle of a field where someone came and serviced the place for us.
I don't think you can get any more working class than me. Everyone seems posh to me.
What has happened to the good old-fashioned travel agent? I want to go to a really posh travel agent and have them organise everything for me. I don't want to do things on the Internet.
I'm not posh or common, I'm in between.
Jack wasn't my type at all. I thought he was too young and too posh, and I told him that. Plus, I couldn't deal with his dodgy bowl-cut. But he wore me down.
I'm not posh, not in the slightest. My parents spent some money on my education, but I wasn't born to the purple.
My parents didn't have a lot of money when I was growing up. We were comfortable, but I didn't go to Oxbridge, and yet every American interviewer I get says to me, 'You're related to Charles II! Your grandfather was a baronet!' And it's infuriating, because that is a part of my history, but you're trying to turn me into a posh boy, and I'm not.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSH»
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posh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Each night at her parents' fashionable restaurant, Pish Posh, Clara watches the celebrity diners, deciding who is important enough to stay and who must be banished.
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Posh Word Power: 120 Words to Make You Sound Intelligent
This Pocket Posh Word Power collection promises a gargantuan vocabulary boost inside an effortlessly portable, ergonomic package that features fun cover embellishments, an elastic band closure, and a convenient lay-flat binding.
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Posh Sudoku 8: 100 Puzzles
Pocket Posh® Sudoku 8 contains 100 addictive Sudoku puzzles and is perfect for puzzlers looking for a quick and engaging puzzle to complete.
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Posh Logic 3: 100 Puzzles
Packaged in a handy size, it fits nicely into a purse or bag. Contains 100 cunning conundrums to test your logical faculties; these logic story puzzles are extremely popular.
Laura Wade's depiction of wealth and privilege is savagely funny - Time Out London Disgracefully entertaining... there is much fun to be had at the expense of these posh characters as they bicker, get wasted and lament the awfulness of the ...
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Posh Crosswords: 75 Puzzles
The Puzzle Society introduces this Crossword book featuring mind-boggling puzzles and elegant cover treatment with foil, and tactile design.
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Posh Wonderword: 100 Puzzles
WONDERWORD is the most challenging of all word searches; each puzzle is built manually without computer-assisted shortcuts. This is the first time WONDERWORD has been published in the 3-million-selling Pocket Posh® series!
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Posh Mazematics: 100 Puzzles
Math meets maze inside Pocket Posh Mazematics. Mazesters must compute calculations as they navigate their way through the maze (and develop spatial awareness and memory).
Lazy ministers to children, but her cross to bear is the parents-- especially those who wonder why their little darlings aren' t going to Harvard --Michael Avery, smart driven, and clearly on the fast track to Cambridge, but so troubled ...
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Posh Word Power: 120 Words You Should Know
This Pocket Posh Word Power collection promises a gargantuan vocabulary boost inside an effortlessly portable, ergonomic package that features fun cover embellishments.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSH»
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posh is used in the context of the following news items.
Nice but dim: Posh but stupid children do better than poor yet gifted
PRIVILEGED but thick Britons are more likely to succeed better than their poor but gifted counterparts, a study has revealed. By Alix Culbertson. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Posh reaction: Defensive master-class from Goliath Gaby
It looked like that the Posh backline had been breached when Ipswich defender Jonathan Parr was left with a clear shot at goal just before ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jul 15»
Gett Launches "Uber But For Champagne Delivery" in Posh Parts of …
Of course, this isn't for the likes of you, as it only works in the posh bits of the capital: Knightsbridge, Chelsea, The City, Belgravia, Chelsea, ... «Gizmodo UK, Jul 15»
Worlds Apart: A Memoir by David Plante - book review: Posh tittle …
Reading this posh tittle-tattle is a guilty pleasure – “So much not to talk about,” admits the sheepish Plante, “but no one tells me not to write ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Posh defenders earn Robbo's praise
It's all been about the strikers during a free-scoring run of form in pre-season, but Posh showed another side of their game that pleased ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jul 15»
Posh but dim do better than the clever poor
Middle-class families hoard the best opportunities in education and work to the detriment of poor, bright children, a study of 17,000 people has ... «The Times, Jul 15»
No limits: Take a look at the posh new Citroen DS
But I guess Lexus makes no mention of Toyota and Infi niti no mention of Nissan, so I suppose it's only fi tting this posh division of Citroen ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
Eva Longoria turns to posh for style advice
Actress Eva Longoria says she always asks singer-fashion designer and BFF Victoria Beckham for style advice while choosing outfits for red ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Canadian water fetches $50 price tag at the posh Merchant Hotel in …
Canadian water fetches $50 price tag at the posh Merchant Hotel in Belfast. At £26.45, or $54, a 750 millilitre bottle of Iceberg still water is the ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
Big guns back for Posh against Ipswich
Collison, who was on the books of Ipswich, but failed to make a first-tean appearance last season, has made two appearances for Posh so far ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jul 15»
