From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!spence
Newsgroups: net.trivia
Title: POSH ANSWER
Article-I.D.: harpo.1195
Posted: Mon Nov 22 10:01:50 1982
Received: Tue Nov 23 01:24:39 1982

>From the American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language......

Posh- Smart and Fashionable; elagant and luxurious exclusive.
Possibly and acronym for.....


"Port(side) out, starboard home"

With reference to accommodations on the SHADY and hence more expensive
side of ships plying between England and India.
 


 Out of 34 replies......

 11 agreed with AHD exactly
 14 knew the acronym , but either gave no or the wrong explanation
 8  knew part of the acronym
 1  gave another explanation



 Steve Spencer
 harpo!spence