User talk:Lksimmerl

Origins of the English word POSH??

When steamboat passenger ships to India through the Suez Canal came into popularity in the 1800s, the left side of the boat, or PORT side, was the better and cooler side to have your cabin. On the way back to England from India, the reverse was true, and the STARBOARD side was the better side for your cabin. This was contracted into the word POSH and came to mean higher grade, better, more expensive, etc.

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