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LOUCHE
louche
(adjective) disreputable and dissolute, somewhat agreeably; “a louche nightclub”; “the louche world of the theater”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
louche (comparative more louche, superlative most louche)
Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
Not reputable or decent.
Unconventional and slightly disreputable in an attractive manner; raffish, rakish.
Verb
louche (third-person singular simple present louches, present participle louching, simple past and past participle louched)
(transitive) To make (an alcoholic beverage, e.g. absinthe or ouzo) cloudy by mixing it with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the ouzo effect.
Source: Wiktionary
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(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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