poshness

Example Sentences

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Though the name might give off an air of poshness, this is the most common variety in the United States.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021

Six million people had watched the “Absolutely Fabulous” star diffuse English poshness into the Arctic mists as she travelled northward through Norway.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

Referring to his wife, he added: “Also, Jackie has had to overcome her poshness and confront her gnomophobia.”

From New York Times • May 20, 2013

Now look at the stage and note the incremental increase in poshness from Oasis to Embrace to Travis to Coldplay to Keane.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2011

Today, its red-brick row houses and elegant shops and restaurants rival the historic Back Bay for poshness.

From Time Magazine Archive