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submitted 4 days ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I didn't know these words were distinctly British.

What about knob? "He's such a knob", "Oi, knobhead!"

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Most of them don't surprise me, but posh? What do other English-speakers say to mean posh?

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

chic
classy
deluxe
elegant
exclusive
fashionable
grand
high-class
luxury
opulent
ritzy
swank
swanky
trendy

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Those are all synonyms for there secondary meaning of posh as "fancy", I'd say the primary meaning is to describe a person of "higher social class", so a combination of rich, pretentious, not in touch with normal people, etc.

[–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago

The people I know refer to those people as “bougie” (boo-gee) as in bourgeoisie.

[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

yeah we just call them "rich assholes"

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago

A fair translation of "posh twat", but a bit cumbersome.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think that's a difference across the pond, you can be posh without being rich, and you can definitely be rich without being posh!

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

The posh old money are largely skint, and have to sell their crumbling homes to the National Trust or open them to visitors to pay the bills.