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louche

[ loosh ]

adjective

  1. dubious; shady; disreputable.


louche

/ ːʃ /

adjective

  1. shifty or disreputable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of louche1

1810–20; < French: literally, cross-eyed; Old French losche, feminine of lois < Latin luscus blind in one eye
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of louche1

C19: from French, literally: squinting
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Example Sentences

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Ditto for Grant, who brings along his acoustic guitar, a.k.a. the louche’s lyre.

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Beth Leavel delivers a defiantly louche rendition of “The Ladies Who Lunch” from “Company” and Bonnie Langford leaves it all out on the stage in a gorgeously guttural “I’m Still Here” from “Follies.”

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Accompanied by a trio of louche, bespangled “Hunnies,” he first puts Morton through a recap of his life, with an emphasis on his lies, betrayals and musicological self-aggrandizement.

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Bold flower prints, jaunty sailor hats, and a louche suiting mix with chunky boots and letterman jackets.

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Lawrence Osborne does a very good, louche take on being an English expat in Asian locales.

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