"posish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈzɪʃ/ [UK] Forms: posishes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃ Etymology: Abbreviation of position. Etymology templates: {{m|en|position}} position Head templates: {{en-noun}} posish (plural posishes)
  1. (colloquial, often military slang or sexual slang) Short for position. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: position
    Sense id: en-posish-en-noun-LQKBq6n9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"Colonel, the Rebs are making it so hot out yonder, I can't hold my ‘posish’.\""
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          "text": "The enemy was in a splendid ‘posish’ on a high hill commanding the country."
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          "text": "At what seemed to be a lull in the action, Joe concluded to climb the ladder to the roof to survey the battlefield. “I'm going up to see the posish (position),” he announced to Jim Bainter."
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          "text": "The enemy was in a splendid ‘posish’ on a high hill commanding the country."
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          "text": "At what seemed to be a lull in the action, Joe concluded to climb the ladder to the roof to survey the battlefield. “I'm going up to see the posish (position),” he announced to Jim Bainter."
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