poshness
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But there was Mr. Rees-Mogg, nicknamed “the honorable gentleman from the 18th century” for his old-world tics and antiquarian poshness, looking like a Degas model, with his willowy frame and long, angular face.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2019
Six million people had watched the “Absolutely Fabulous” star diffuse English poshness into the Arctic mists as she travelled northward through Norway.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
For years, Jacob Rees-Mogg, 48, has been one of British politics’ favorite eccentrics, affecting a languid, antiquarian poshness that verges on performance art.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2017
I will end by noting that accent is not just in the rise and fall – the poshness – of a voice.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013
Today, its red-brick row houses and elegant shops and restaurants rival the historic Back Bay for poshness.
From Time Magazine Archive
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