Posh and Becks is a widely used nickname for the British celebrity supercouple Victoria Beckham (née Adams, "Posh Spice" of the Spice Girls) and David Beckham (a footballer and former England captain).[1] Posh & Becks is also the title of a book about the couple by Andrew Morton.[2]
The pair started dating in 1997, which led to the use of the term by the popular media. Their celebrity wedding took place on 4 July 1999,[3] and the home in Hertfordshire, England, that they bought shortly afterwards has been nicknamed by the media as "Beckingham Palace" (a portmanteau of Buckingham Palace and the name Beckham). They have four children: sons Brooklyn Joseph Beckham, Romeo James Beckham, and Cruz David Beckham;[4] and daughter Harper Seven Beckham.[5]
"Posh and Becks" as a phrase was included in the Collins Concise English Dictionary in 2001.[6] The term "Posh and Becks" is commonly used by newspapers and other media, especially in headlines, and has become an expression that is widely used and recognised within popular culture in the United Kingdom. The term "Posh and Becks" has also found its way into rhyming slang, referring to "sex".[7]
References
edit- ^ Dennehy, Luke (31 December 2007). "Posh and David Beckham dubbed celebrity super-couple". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Morton, Andrew R. (24 July 2007). Posh & Becks. Simon Spotlight Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-4169-5386-9.
- ^ "Posh and Becks tie the knot". BBC News. 4 July 1999.
- ^ Stephen M. Silverman, David, Victoria Beckham Have a Third Son Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, People, 21 February 2005
- ^ Sarah Michaud & Alexis Chiu, David & Victoria Beckham Expecting a Girl Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, People, 11 March 2011
- ^ "Posh and Becks enter the language". BBC News. 12 June 2001.
- ^ "FREELANG: Cockney-English dictionary and English-Cockney dictionary". Cockney-English dictionary. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2007.