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posho

/ˈpɒʃəʊ/

posho adjective: posh.

Adjective

posho (comparative more posho, superlative most posho)

  1. (colloquial) Posh.

Noun (1)

posho (plural poshos or poshoes)

  1. (UK, slang) A posh person.
    • Marcus: We're very sorry.
      Stylax: No, we're not. For all this guy knows, we could be mega-minted poshos in disguise.
      Shopkeeper: It will be a superb disguise.
      Stylax: Cheers.2016 May 2, Sam Leifer et al., “Jugball”, in Plebs

Noun (2)

UK/ˈpɔːʃɔː/

posho (usually uncountable, plural poshos)

  1. (Africa, East, usually) A food product made of cornmeal.
    Synonyms:
    sembe, sima, ugali, kawunga

Synonyms of posho

Forms of posho

Adjective
comparativemore posho
superlativemost posho
Noun
pluralposhos
pluralposhoes

Origin of posho

From posh + -o.

Borrowed from Swahili posho, itself from English portion.

Questions about posho

What does posho mean?
Posho means posh.
What part of speech is posho?
Posho can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce posho?
Posho is pronounced /ˈpɒʃəʊ/ (UK).

Words near posho in the dictionary

  1. poshing up
  2. poshintang
  3. poshlost
  4. poshly
  5. poshness
  6. posho
  7. poshocracy
  8. poshocrat
  9. poshocrats
  10. poshoes
  11. poshos

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