Something that’s “louche” (LOOSH) - literally French for “cross-eyed” - is of questionable taste or morality.

Example (as used by Liesl Schillinger in The New York Times): “The rebuild [Moscow hotel] is home to the flashy, louche, Western disco Manhattan Express.”

[Ed. Note: Become a more persuasive writer and speaker ... build your self-confidence and intellect ... increase your attractiveness to others ... just by spending 10 VERY enjoyable minutes a day with ETR's new Words to the Wise CD Library.]

Copyright ETR, LLC, 2008