louche

louche

 (lo͞osh)

adj.

Of questionable morality or repute: "The rebuilt [Moscow hotel] is home to the flashy, louche Western disco Manhattan Express" (Liesl Schillinger).

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[French, from Old French losche, squint-eyed, feminine of lois, from Latin luscus, blind in one eye.]

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louche

(luːʃ)

adj

shifty or disreputable

[C19: from French, literally: squinting]

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louche

(luʃ)

adj.

disreputable; shady.

[1810–20; < French: literally, cross-eyed; Old French losche, feminine of lois < Latin luscus blind in one eye]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

louche - of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting" shady disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

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Translations

louche

[luːʃ] ADJ [person, place] → de mala fama

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louche

[ˈluːʃ] adj (= disreputable) → louche

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louche

adj (= disreputable) person, place → verrufen, berüchtigt

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