how to pronounce posh

/ˈpɑːʃ/

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posh is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of posh in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… parties are very posh places he goes up …”

meaning of posh

Posh is a British English word meaning "fashionable, elegant, or refined".

posh frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word posh occurs in english on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.