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The word's true origin is unknown, but it existed in the Middle Scots period. [32] [33] News: The word news has been claimed to be an acronym of the four cardinal directions (north, east, west, and south). However, old spellings of the word varied widely (e.g., newesse, newis, nevis, neus, newys, niewes, newis, nues, etc.).
posh – fancy, upper-class (possibly from a Romani term for money) Romanipen – the spirit of being Romani, "Romani-ness" shiv – an improvised knife or similar weapon (from chivomengro "knife") [4] wonga – Cockney slang for money (from angar "coal") [5]
Victoria Beckham (born 1974), singer nicknamed "Posh Spice" while she was a member of the Spice Girls; Peterborough United F.C., an English football club, nicknamed "The Posh" Received Pronunciation, sometimes known as a "posh accent" Posh (Haganah unit), the commando arm of the Haganah during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).
This word is borrowed from the Romany word påh, "half," which was used in combinations such as påhera, "halfpenny." re Romani origin: the article 'Romani Language' mentions posh as a Romani word that has been borrowed by English. Perhaps a link or cross reference could be made (I don't know how to do it)142.68.51.163 15:57, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
In a scene from the 1964 film A Hard Day's Night, George Harrison has to explain the meaning and origin of the word; the impression is given that it was then considered modern slang, known only to trendy youngsters (this is no longer the case). George Harrison would have been familiar with the word as well-established Liverpool slang. [90]
Arizona special-education math teacher Philip Lindsay, who filmed a viral TikTok video listing 24 slang words he hears in school, asked his middle school students to define preppy in a different ...
The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]