[Loch-Ruadh] word of the day

giles nemeton blakrose at swbell.net
Thu Oct 24 12:41:30 PDT 2002


That is probably a good example of the 'English' not
being able to speak and understand the language they
supposedly speak......

louche would lend itself to being loose if you
consider the english habit of dropping 'H's and their
animousity to anything sounding french....

cian


--- Sam Milligan <padraig_ruad at irishbard.com> wrote:
> Hence the term "louche woman", perhaps?  :)
>
> Sorry, I could never resist such a bad pun.
>
> Padraig
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> Madelina wrote:
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> >The Word of the Day for October 24 is:  louche *
> \LOOSH ("OO" as in "food")\
> >* (adjective):  not reputable or decent
> >
> >Example sentence:  Her novels are populated by
> louche characters wasting
> >their days in seedy bars and brothels.
> >
> >Did you know?  "Louche" ultimately comes from the
> Latin "luscus," meaning
> >"blind in one eye" or "one-eyed."  This Latin term
> gave rise to the French
> >"louche," meaning "squinting, cross-eyed" or
> "shady, devious."  English
> >speakers borrowed the term in the 19th century,
> using it to describe both
> >people and places of questionable repute.
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