posey

P3O1S1E1Y4

adjective

Pretentious; posturing.

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Meanings

posey1

adjectiveposey (comparative posier, superlative posiest)

comparative posier · superlative posiest

  1. UKinformalPretentious; posturing.

    […] I missed one of Freda's main revelations because I got distracted by the posey glide she was making across the room […]

    1994, Theatre Record, volume 14, numbers 9-16, page 896

Posey2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
    5. Seven townships in Indiana; in Clay County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Harrison County, Rush County, Switzerland County and Washington County.

Origin

From pose + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

poesysepoy
Cite this entry
APA

posey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posey

MLA

“posey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posey.

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