Sassy vs Posh - What's the difference?
sassy | posh |
Impudent.
* 2007 , John Wood Sweet, Bodies Politic (page 303)
Bold and spirited; cheeky.
Somewhat sexy and provocative.
Vigorous.
Lively.
* 2012 , Jeff Koehler, Morocco: A Culinary Journey (page 10)
Associated with the upper classes.
Stylish, elegant, exclusive (expensive).
Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that they are better than everyone else. usually offensive. (especially in Scotland and Northern England)
* 1889: "The czar! Posh! I slap my fingers--I snap my fingers at him." — Rudyard Kipling,
As adjectives the difference between sassy and posh
is that sassy is impudent while posh is associated with the upper classes.As an interjection posh is
An exclamation expressing derision.sassy
English
Adjective
(er)- Many other jokes featured sassy servants besting their masters by playing dumb and taking instructions overly literally — another trope common in English servant jokes.
- Olives and preserved lemons add sassy tartness to salads, chicken tagines, and fish dishes
posh
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- She talks with a posh accent.
- After the performance they went out to a very posh restaurant.
- We have a right posh git moving in next door
Quotations
* 1919: "Well, it ain't one of the classic events. It were run over there." Docker jerked a thumb vaguely in the direction of France. "At a 'Concours Hippique,' which is posh for 'Race Meeting.' — Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, June 18, 1919Interjection
Posh!The Man Who Was