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Posey

adj, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pretentious; posturing. British, informal

    "[…] I missed one of Freda's main revelations because I got distracted by the posey glide she was making across the room […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; Seven townships in Indiana; in Clay County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Harrison County, Rush County, Switzerland County and Washington County.

Etymology

From pose + -y.

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