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poshdom

poshdom noun: the condition or world of the upper class; refinement; elegance.

Noun

poshdom (uncountable)

  1. The condition or world of the upper class; refinement; elegance
    • […] they went through her mind like fast thunderstorms, and Jonathan Fraiser as the cause and manipulator, high priest of the ... biographer and deflator of "poshdom and poverty alike," the same mutants of an alienated culture […]1982, Outerbridge - Issues 10-11, page 16
    • The 'Lanky' has gone missing from the voice, is replaced by one of her awful attempts at 'poshdom'.1994, Ruth Hamilton, The September Starlings, page 577

Origin of poshdom

From posh + -dom.

Questions about poshdom

What does poshdom mean?
Poshdom means the condition or world of the upper class; refinement; elegance.
What part of speech is poshdom?
Poshdom is a noun.

Words near poshdom in the dictionary

  1. Posh 'n' Becks
  2. posh nosh
  3. posh up
  4. posh wank
  5. posh wanks
  6. poshdom
  7. posheaf
  8. posheaves
  9. poshed
  10. poshed up
  11. poshen

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