posey

[ poh-zee ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.

posey

/ ˈpəʊzərɪʃ; ˈpəʊzɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   (of a place) for, characteristic of, or full of posers; affectedly trendy

Word History and Origins

Origin of posey¹

poser ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Buster Posey was a splash hire by the San Francisco Giants a month ago as president of baseball operations, his pedigree including three World Series championships with the franchise and a likely Hall of Fame induction on the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

Can San Francisco Giants icon Buster Posey resurrect the franchise and make it a real NL West threat to Andrew Friedman’s Dodgers?

From Los Angeles Times

Posey and Zack Minasian are new to their roles but familiar with the franchise.

From Los Angeles Times

Posey, who has zero front-office experience, needed someone well-versed in player evaluation, a grinder with a history of deep-dive scouting.

From Los Angeles Times

Kjersti Flaa, the Norwegian journalist who made headlines not too long ago after a clip resurfaced of her receiving double-barrelled stink eyes from Blake Lively and Parker Posey during a 2016 interview in which Flaa congratulates Lively on her baby bump, is digging back into her cringe archives to air out another celebrity, Anne Hathaway.

From Salon