Posh did not originally stand for "Port Out, Starboard Home"
(referring to 1st class cabins shaded from the sun on outbound
voyages east, and homeward heading voyages west).
The musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang popularized this erroneous
etymology.
Reference: Quinion, Michael (2005). Port Out, Starboard Home: And
Other Language Myths. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-101223-4. ; published
in the US as Quinion, Michael (2006). B
On 2 Nov 2009 at 13:56, WFO Herb wrote:
>> Nautically speaking, don't forget "POSH"....and the meaning thereof.
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Dave G. KK7SS Richland, WA
'06 Honda Civic Hybrid
'65 MK III A-H Sprite
'76 MKIV 1500 Midget
Age is just another number... !
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