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What does 'posh' mean? #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:06 am   What does 'posh' mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #293 "English Slang Idioms (15)", question 3

He couldn't wait to show his girlfriend his ......... new condo because it had all the newest and best interior decorating styles.

(a) old-fashioned
(b) chintzy
(c) ugly
(d) posh

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ESL/EFL Test #293 "English Slang Idioms (15)", answer 3

He couldn't wait to show his girlfriend his posh new condo because it had all the newest and best interior decorating styles.

Correct answer: (d) posh
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What does 'posh' mean? #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:41 am   What does 'posh' mean?
 

Hi,

'Posh' means in this sentence 'very superior' 'high quality'. The word is often used in a derogatory way when you describe somebody's way of speaking as 'posh' since then you are ridiculing them for speaking in an affected way.

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