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The accent so posh it sounds like vowels reclining on velvet cushions.
means Describing a voice or accent that is rich, deep, and affectedly upper-class — or, of fruit and other things, full and desirable.
from From 'plum,' the fruit, via the long-standing English habit of using it to mean something choice and rich — a 'plum job' is a desirable one. By the 19th century 'plummy' extended to voices, the idea being a tone so plump and rounded it sounds as if the speaker has a mouthful of fruit. 'Plum' itself traces back through Old English 'plūme' to Latin 'prunum,' a cousin of the prune.
- origin
- From plum, implying rich, full, deeply desirable quality
- voice meaning
- Describes affected, upper-class British speech with rounded vowels
- double life
- Also literally means tasting of plums
- job slang
- A plummy role is enviably cushy and rewarding
- backhand
- Often a polite British insult for sounding snobbish
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bbc received pronunciation — upper-class british accent characterized by rounded vowels, traditionally associated with queen elizabeth ii and eton college