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Pooh-Bah
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must have transited the Suez Canal
That's right. The canal opened in 1869 to provide a shorter trade route to India.
The evidence unfortunately does not support this pretty idea as being the origin of 'posh'! Quinion suggests a few other possibilities but none of them are very convincing nor, unfortunately, are they as elegant as the port / starboard one.
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You'll never take me alive, copper!
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Dgeigh
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12/06/04 09:06 PM
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dxb
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The north side
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