Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poshen

/pɒʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poshen
IPA: /pɒʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become posh, to posh up

British usage

Example Sentences

"([…] He's a grammar-school lad on the make, who poshened up at Cambridge and now can't speak normal, which makes him sound ludicrous when he tries. Along the way he also poshened up his team, dumping Fulham to follow Chelsea.)"
"Most people tend to poshen up their accent if they go for a job interview and a lot of us have a Sunday-best voice for when we answer the phone or talk to the doctor. We save our real accent for our family and friends."

Etymology

From posh + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: posh

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɒʃən/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

poshens (present, singular) poshening (participle, present) poshened (participle, past) poshened (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce poshen?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɒʃən/.
What does poshen mean?: To make or become posh, to posh up
Where does poshen come from?: From posh + -en.

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