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risqué
[
ri-
skey
;
Fr.
r
ees-
key
]
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ris·qué
/
rɪˈskeɪ
;
Fr.
risˈkeɪ
/
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[
ri-
skey
;
Fr.
r
ees-
key
]
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adjective
daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color:
a risqué story.
Origin:
1865–70;
<
French,
past participle of
risquer
to
risk
Can be confused:
risky
,
risqué
.
Synonyms
broad, gross, indecent, ribald.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Not many people can talk about so many risque issues with humor and without being offensive.
Its risque elements are mild, including a shot of bare buttocks used to good comic effect.
Advocates of such laws want to keep the risque covers out of the view of minors.
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Not many people can talk about so many risque issues with humor and without being offensive.
Its risque elements are mild, including a shot of bare buttocks used to good comic effect.
Advocates of such laws want to keep the risque covers out of the view of minors.
We decided to cut the risque stuff out, and played our show.
It includes some off-color language and one mildly risque musical routine.
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World English Dictionary
risqué
(ˈrɪskeɪ)
—
adj
bordering on impropriety or indecency:
a risqué joke
[C19: from French
risquer
to hazard,
risk
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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