From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsovax!hamilton
Newsgroups: net.trivia
Title: Re: POSH ANSWER - (nf)
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1128
Posted: Wed Nov 24 22:28:30 1982
Received: Sun Nov 28 03:35:42 1982

#R:harpo:-119500:uicsovax:14500006:000:733
uicsovax!hamilton    Nov 24 20:52:00 1982

   i checked my Oxford American Dictionary and found this note:

	"This word is sometimes said to have derived from the initials
	of 'port out, starboard home', referring to the more expensive
	side for accomodation on ships formerly traveling between
	England and India.  This suggestion lacks foundation.  The
	origin of 'posh' is uncertain."

   i should point out that i am not entirely in awe of this supposedly
authoritative dictionary; in spite of 70K entries, it seems 80% of the
words i look up are not listed.
   kinda ironic that we have the "American" dictionary of the "English"
language, and an "Oxford" (British) dictionary of the "American" language...
	wayne ({decvax,ucbvax,harpo}!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsovax!)hamilton