Because apparently they don't use the word posh......?!
2006-09-02 21:27:54 · 21 answers · asked by Girrrl 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
we use high class, extravagant, luxerious or sporty, hip and a few people have already said fancy. Which is probably the best example of a word we'd use instead. There is a thousand different things we might say in it's place. But fancy comes to mind as the closest comparison in my mind.
Some here have said that americans sometimes do use it, but I can attest that I have never heard an american say it, unless they were referencing posh spice. things might be different in the fashion circles. But in the larger public, you won't really hear it in my experience
2006-09-02 21:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by wjs111 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
POSH literally means PORT OUT , STARBOARD HOME which meant the side of the ship that your cabin was on when sailing to and from India from Southampton round the cape of good hope.
These were the most expensive cabins because they were in the shade of the midday sun and were preferred by the rich.and they were cooler.
It became a nick name for wealthy people in the 20's and 30's.
So why not use it in the States ?
2006-09-02 21:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An American translation of "posh" would be something like - fancy, stylish, expensive, "in", upscale, maybe hip, cool, etc. Posh is infrequently used in the US. BTW - Posh is actually an acronym for Port Out, Starboard Home - referring to the best side of the cruise ship (south facing - from Europe to America and back)...
2006-09-02 21:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by Art_333 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, i do use posh, but the americans who aren't up on the british slang would say fancy, that would be the most common, maybe even stuck-up but stuck-up is more of an attitude
2006-09-03 11:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Posh is a Britishism, Americans aren't really concerned with it so much but those of us who take notice of glamourous people simply call them 'Posh'
2006-09-02 21:32:48 · answer #5 · answered by W0LF 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We use the word "posh"... we just don't very many things are posh.
2006-09-02 21:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Wyld Stallyns 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm American and I use "Posh" for "Posh". I believe it is an English word, and that is what we American's speak.
2006-09-02 21:36:10 · answer #7 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Americans use the word: Rich for wealthy and Elegant for good manners and kind acts
2006-09-02 23:58:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ritzy -- making a comparison to something at the Ritz Hotel, regarded as extremely glamorous or luxurious.
2006-09-02 21:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by expatturk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bush
2006-09-02 22:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋