Thread: English words of 'recent' origin
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Old 05-27-2014, 07:03 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by PeterT View Post
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.
We might not know where posh comes from, but it's certainly of recent origin. 1914 is the first recorded use.
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