Word of the Day

Tuesday, July 10, 2001

louche

\LOOSH\ , adjective;

Of questionable taste or morality; disreputable or indecent; dubious; shady.

Quotes:

You've got to keep yourself free of any suggestion of louche behavior.

-- Anthony West,

A man in a bar, utterly average, though there is something louche about him, something sly.

-- Andrew Holleran, In September, the Light Changes

Danny would be sipping a mai tai or a whiskey sour in some louche West End club.

-- Will Self, Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys

Origin:

Louche is from French louche, "shady, suspicious," from Old French losche, "squint-eyed," from Latin luscus, "one-eyed."