"posh" meaning in Anglais

See posh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \pɒʃ\, \pɑʃ\, \pɒʃ\, pɒʃ, \pɑʃ\ Audio: En-uk-posh.ogg Forms: posher [comparative], poshest [superlative], more posh [comparative], most posh [superlative]
  1. Chic, distingué, de la classe supérieure.
    Sense id: fr-posh-en-adj-9tDCY~Ry Categories (other): Anglais du Royaume-Uni
  2. Bourge ; snob.
    Sense id: fr-posh-en-adj-Dh-JiNgj Categories (other): Anglais du Royaume-Uni
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "Incertaine. Populairement considérée comme issue de port out, starboard home (babord à l’aller, tribord au retour), ce qui était écrit sur les malles des riches voyageurs lors des traversées vers les Indes en paquebot, afin qu’on leur attribue des cabines côté nord, c’est-à-dire à l’ombre, à l’aller (donc à babord) comme au retour (à tribord). Il est peut-être issu du romani posh."
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    "Incertaine. Populairement considérée comme issue de port out, starboard home (babord à l’aller, tribord au retour), ce qui était écrit sur les malles des riches voyageurs lors des traversées vers les Indes en paquebot, afin qu’on leur attribue des cabines côté nord, c’est-à-dire à l’ombre, à l’aller (donc à babord) comme au retour (à tribord). Il est peut-être issu du romani posh."
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