louche
pronunciation
How to pronounce louche in British English:
UK [lu:ʃ]
How to pronounce louche in American English:
US [luʃ]
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- Adjective:
- of questionable taste or morality
Word Origin
- louche (adj.)
- "dubious, disreputable," 1819, from French louche "squinting," from Old French lousche, lois (12c.) "cross-eyed, squint-eyed, lop-sided," from Latin lusca, fem. of luscus "one-eyed," of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Children dress like louche adults .
- 2. Louche behaviour , after all , is not a crime .
- 3. And joseph is not alone in producing a new generation of dress shirt that lends itself to a luxe but louche look .
- 4. Worse , from the prospective of many republicans , mr gingrich turned out to have just as louche a personal life as mr clinton .
- 5. Eric park of symantec , a computer-security firm , notes that advance-fee scams that purport to offer cheap loans have begun to change from appearing very official and asking for information , to looking amazingly louche .