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by Mechant on December 26th, 2008
The New Oxf. Amer. Dict.--and most linguists--says there is "no evidence" to support the above folk etymology.
by IsZatSo on April 11th, 2006
According to the "Oxford Reference Companion to Ships and The Sea" ed1976;
"POSH, a slang term for the wealthy, supposedly derived from the letters P.O.S.H. (Port Out, Starboard Home) which used to be printed on first class tickets of passenger traveling on the P & O line rich enough to pay extra for cabins on the port side of the ship going out and the starboard coming home in order to avoid the heat and glare of the sun in the Indian Ocean."
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