posho

P3O1S1H4O1
UK/ˈpɒʃəʊ/UK/ˈpɔːʃɔː/

adjective

Posh.

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sembesimaugalikawunga
OriginSwahili posho ← English portion ← Middle English porcioun →
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Meanings

posho1

adjectiveposho (comparative more posho, superlative most posho)

comparative more posho · superlative most posho

  1. colloquialPosh.
nounposho (plural poshos or poshoes)

plural poshos · plural poshoes

  1. UKslangA posh person.

    Marcus: We're very sorry. Stylax: No, we're not. For all this guy knows, we could be mega-minted poshos in disguise. Shopkeeper: It will be a superb disguise. Stylax: Cheers.

    2016 May 2, Sam Leifer et al., “Jugball”, in Plebs

posho2

nounposho (usually uncountable, plural poshos)

plural poshos

  1. AfricaEastuncountableusuallyA food product made of cornmeal.

    Synonyms: sembe, sima, ugali, kawunga

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA food product made of cornmeal.

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sembesimaugalikawunga
Also see
nshima

Origin

posho · adjective, noun

From posh + -o.

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posho · noun

  1. Latinportiō
  2. Old Frenchporcion
  3. Middle Englishporcioun
  4. Englishportion
  5. Swahiliposho
  6. Englishposho

Borrowed from Swahili posho, itself from English portion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hoopsshoophospo
Cite this entry
APA

posho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posho

MLA

“posho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posho. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posho,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posho.

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