Meaning & use

louche

adjective·Advanced

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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