AIBU unreasonable to hate the word posh?

Not keen on the use of common when referring to people with different taste, habits or accent but would use to describe something that is most usual, such as the common or garden daisy.

You're very close to what I said on the other thread LauraNorder!

I shal go hunting for that other thread Joseanne, my curiosity is piqued.

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You’ll have to give me more than that. Have skimmed the animal threads to no avail.

Got it. I’m sure you will love them both just the same, just as it should be.

I am not judging you kittylester, just how you use one word.

We are all judging people all the time whether we admit it,or are aware of it or not. But thoughts mean nothing, it is how you act that matters.

When our choir puts in concerts, many of the ladies say they put on their ‘posh frocks’ or ‘posh tops’ or ‘posh trousers’.
I don’t think I’ll tell them they’re being
slightly, just so very slightly, derogatory.
If I did they’d probably tell me I was being
rude, not even just so very slightly rude.

@M0nica I don’t think you can take it upon yourself to dictate what Kitty or anybody means when they use a word.
You think pejorative, Kitty and I and others think tongue-in-cheek or jokey.
You just have to accept that.
When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less
The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’
The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.”
― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

But if you want or need a dictionary definition…-
posh
/pɒʃ/
adjective
elegant or stylishly luxurious.
"a posh hotel"
adverbINFORMAL•BRITISH
in a refined or upper-class way.
"he may talk posh, but there is nothing fancy about Basil"
nounINFORMAL•BRITISH
the quality of being elegant, stylish, or upper class.
"we finally bought a colour TV, which seemed the height of posh"
verbINFORMAL•BRITISH
smarten someone or something up.
“we will be getting all poshed up for the company summer ball"

I like going to a posh hotel

Despite all the negative comments here - I'm still posh

JaneJudge

I like going to a posh hotel

We were isolated in a posh hotel when we had Covid. Very nice it was too and well beyond our usual means both in size, location and facilities and the 200€ per day cost of meals. Thank goodness we didn’t have to pay!

Aveline

Despite all the negative comments here - I'm still posh

So maybe it's posh people who don't mind using the word "posh"!

Joseanne
So maybe it's posh people who don't mind using the word "posh"!

Oh no my dear,

I ain’t posh.

Where I grew up, outside Glasgow. describing someone or something as "posh" was most assuredly not a compliment.

It usually meant the same as "Lah-di-dah" in other words that someone was putting on airs and trying to make you feel inferior.

So this is the sense I still associate with the word irrespective of dictionary definitions. If anyone called me, or something I had just bought posh, I would be offended.

"Fantouche" is more acceptable, but even it has overtones of something being a bit much.

No love it, and I enjoy being posh

Not a word I ever use...hate that is. Hate is a very strong word. As far as posh goes....I think it is rather an old fashioned word. Not used as much as it was...so many words to use instead of it I think.

Interesting that there are 6 whole pages devoted to this subject. Maybe it's just an Old Person's thing? I don't think the young are interested at all.

Lucca

chocolatepudding

Port out, starboard home. Something to do with sailing?

Indian raj days. If you had money you had a cabin on the port side to go there but starboard to come “home”.

what's interesting is that there is zero documented proof of this....you'd think it would appear on tickets or cabin labels but nothing has ever been found.

interestingliterature.com/2021/01/posh-word-origins-etymology/

I think it means upper class (rich) and entitled as well. So it is not a compliment in my mind. - eg Andy and Harry, not William and Kate.

Posh resto etc they are using it as shorthand for 'well regarded', but we old souls generally form our own opinions wouldn't you say.

I gather it’s wrong. Just something I was told as a child Never mind

greenlady - if you look back you will see a great link posted by M0nica about this. You may be interested.
It sent me down a rabbit hole that's for sure!
Fascinating.

I'm sorry, I can't stop laughing. The more I read the word "posh" the funnier it sounds!

Just me then? I'll get my coat