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Subject: Re: Seeking origin of 'posh'
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Oxford Paperback Dictionary entry:

posh adj. (slang) very smart, luxurious.
* The suggestion that this word is derived from the initials
`port out, starboard home', referring to the more expensive side
for accomodation on ships formerly travelling between England and
India, is often put forward but lacks foundation.

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