20090715Word of the Day

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louche

\LOOSH\ , adjective:
1.Of questionable taste or morality; disreputable or indecent; dubious; shady.
形容词 a.
1.邪恶的

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."