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louche

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louche  (lsh)
adj.
Of questionable taste or morality; decadent: "The rebuilt [Moscow hotel] is home to the flashy, louche Western disco Manhattan Express" (Liesl Schillinger).
[French, from Old French losche, squint-eyed, feminine of lois, from Latin luscus, blind in one eye.]
louche [luːʃ]
adj
shifty or disreputable
[from French, literally: squinting]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.louche - of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"
shady
disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
Translations
louche [luːʃ] ADJ [person, place] → de mala fama
louche [ˈluːʃ] adj (= disreputable) → louche
louche
adj (= disreputable) person, place → verrufen, berüchtigt


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And couture darling Isaac Mizrahi designed the costumes--mostly a louche mixture of undergarments, leggings, and leather boots (in one scene, set in a brothel, the underwear is glow-in-the dark orange, matching the performers' orange lipstick).
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Aside from building up a roster of now internationally famous stars, Brown, who moved to New York from London in 1988, succeeded in delivering to New York more than another neutral exhibition space; he created a situation that encouraged partying, louche behavior, and fuck-you antics.
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Well, nearly all: he has to conceal the names, and even the existence, of his wife and children, from the many louche, or worse, characters he consorts with--one false move could result in a kid-napping or assassination.
I have seen the future, and it stinks by Heinegg, Peter / Cross Currents
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