posey

See also: Posey

English

Etymology

pose + -y

Adjective

posey (comparative posier, superlative posiest)

  1. (Britain, informal) Pretentious; posturing.
    • 1994, Theatre Record, volume 14, numbers 9-16, page 896:
      [] I missed one of Freda's main revelations because I got distracted by the posey glide she was making across the room []

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