[Loch-Ruadh] word of the day
Sam Milligan
padraig_ruad at irishbard.com
Thu Oct 24 12:09:15 PDT 2002
Hence the term "louche woman", perhaps? :)
Sorry, I could never resist such a bad pun.
Padraig
Madelina wrote:
>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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