Claim: The word "posh" entered the English language as a shortening of the phrase "Port Out, Starboard Home."
Fact-check: Is the Word 'Posh' a Shortening of 'Port Out, Starboard Home'?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Snopes Staff;Barbara Mikkelson
Date published: 2010-04-15T06:15:56