Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posey

/pˈoʊzi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
posey
IPA
/pˈoʊzi/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pretentious; posturing.

British usage; Informal

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Etymology

Etymology tree English pose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English posey From pose + -y.

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Questions

How do you pronounce posey?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊzi/.
What does posey mean?
Pretentious; posturing.
Where does posey come from?
Etymology tree English pose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English posey From pose + -y.

How to pronounce posey

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