posey

posey

See also: Posey

English

Etymology

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English pose
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English posey

    From pose + -y.

    Adjective

    posey (comparative posier, superlative posiest)

    1. (British, 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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