loucher

Adjective

louche (comparative loucher, superlative louchest)

1. Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
   • Upstairs Downstairs hosts the Kennedys and Wallis Simpson (these days, in British culture, the archetypal louche American).2012 February 25, “The other half lives: The transatlantic appeal of the British ruling classes”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2016
2. Not reputable or decent.
   • My uncle knows something about that fellow—Clavering knows something about him. There’s something louche regarding him.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 70, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
3. Unconventional and slightly disreputable in an attractive manner; raffish, rakish.
   • Anyone inside the business can also tell you that without Carine Roitfeld's louche sexy styling Tom Ford's Gucci might easily have come off looking like a high-end Club Monaco.2007 September 9, Guy Trebay, “Who will pull together the collections?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2015

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