What is the orgin of the word POSH?

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Posh is a word that means the person that is being elegent or stylish. In other words a person in an upper class. the word orgin originaly came from this short story. According to Oxford Dictionaries (2013) they stated “The story goes that the more well-to-do passengers on ships travelling between England and India used to have POSH written against their bookings, standing for 'Port Out, Starboard Home'.”

Bibliography -

Oxford Dictionaries (2013) What is the origin of the word 'posh'? Available at: http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-posh (Accessed: 12 June 2013).

Tangient LLC (2013) ESTUDIO DE UN PAIS EUROPEO. [Online]. Available at: http://areas-5-primaria.wikispaces.com/ESTUDIO+DE+UN+PAIS+EUROPEO (Accessed: 2 June 2013).