ไฮโซ(hai-soh)

Meanings

1NounB1

high-society person; socialite

a person from the upper class or high society; a socialite.

Examples

ดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แต่งงานdtàeng ngaanแต่งงานdtàeng ngaan1[to] hold a wedding; have a marriage ceremony2[to] get married; marryกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ไฮโซhai-sohไฮโซhai-soh1high-society person; socialite2posh; fancy; high-society
That celebrity married a socialite.
2AdjectiveB1

posh; fancy; high-society

relating to or characteristic of high society; posh; fancy.

Examples

กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeไฮโซhai-sohไฮโซhai-soh1high-society person; socialite2posh; fancy; high-societyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This bag looks very fancy.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไฮhaiไฮhai1high; elevated2posh; high-society; fancy (slangy)Part 1
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โซsohโซsoh1chain2famished; starving (slang)Part 2
ไฮโซhai-sohไฮโซhai-sohhigh-society person; socialite