posh
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
感叹词 intj.
英 /pɒʃ/|/pəʊʃ/
美 /pɑʃ/
英文释义
名词 n.
- A halfpenny or other coin of little value.
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A sudden and heavy fall or gush of rain or water.
— Did yer see what a posh the water came down the bruck ater the thaw, and no wonder the snow was a fut deep.
- Money.
- Fragments produced by an impact.
- Slush.
动词 v.
- To make posh or posher (more posh).
形容词 adj.
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Associated with the upper classes.
— She talks with a posh accent.
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Stylish; elegant; exclusive; luxurious; expensive.
— Near-synonym: plush
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Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that one is better than everyone else.
— We have a right posh git moving in next door.
感叹词 intj.
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An exclamation expressing derision.
— The czar! Posh! I slap my fingers--I snap my fingers at him.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Unknown.
Most likely derived from Romani posh (“half”), either because posh-kooroona (“half a crown”) (originally a substantial sum of money) was used metaphorically for anything pricey or upper-class, or because posh-houri (“half-penny”) came to refer to money generally.
A period slang dictionary defines "posh" as a term used by thieves for "money : generic, but specifically, a halfpenny or other small coin". An example is given from James Payn's The Eavesdropper (1888): "They used such funny terms: 'brads,' and 'dibbs,' and 'mopusses,' and 'posh' ... at last it was borne in upon me that they were talking about money."
Evidence exists for a slang sense from the 1890s meaning dandy, which is quite possibly related.
A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim.
It could also possibly be a clipping of polished.
See also the articles mentioned in the References section below for additional discussion.
Most likely derived from Romani posh (“half”), either because posh-kooroona (“half a crown”) (originally a substantial sum of money) was used metaphorically for anything pricey or upper-class, or because posh-houri (“half-penny”) came to refer to money generally.
A period slang dictionary defines "posh" as a term used by thieves for "money : generic, but specifically, a halfpenny or other small coin". An example is given from James Payn's The Eavesdropper (1888): "They used such funny terms: 'brads,' and 'dibbs,' and 'mopusses,' and 'posh' ... at last it was borne in upon me that they were talking about money."
Evidence exists for a slang sense from the 1890s meaning dandy, which is quite possibly related.
A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim.
It could also possibly be a clipping of polished.
See also the articles mentioned in the References section below for additional discussion.
词源 2
Compare pash (“smash, bash; of rain: fall heavily”).
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