Meaning & use
louche
Having a disreputable or morally questionable character that is nonetheless somewhat attractive or fascinating.
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The bar had a louche, dimly lit atmosphere that drew in an eclectic late-night crowd.
He had a louche reputation in his youth, full of late nights and unreliable friends.
A note on using this word
Louche borrows from French and carries a slightly glamorous or intriguing edge, distinguishing it from harsher, purely negative words like 'sleazy.'
Words with a similar meaning
disreputableseedy
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