posh
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Speaking afterwards, the cricketer said she was learning English and wanted to find out some posh words to use, suggesting "marvellous" as another example.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
"Can you say a posh word for me?"
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The mysteries range far and wide over the U.K., from gritty streets to posh country homes, and 24 90-minute episodes are enough to keep you going all summer long.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
In April, he was staying at the posh Cayena Hotel in east Caracas, a popular haunt for bankers, diplomats and oilmen, as he met with Venezuelan government officials and Rodríguez.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“Hello, mates. Feeling all right, yeah?” he called in an accent straight out of a posh London boarding school by way of the Eastside.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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