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English words of 'recent' origin
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05-26-2014, 08:25 PM
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PeterT
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POSH ? I've always been told it referred to the side of the ship to be on for the trip to India; Port Out, Starboard Home.
However searching now tells me nope; but there is no real origin for the word either.
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