Louche – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

The word of the day is ‘louche.’

The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence. 

No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form. 

It means:
1. Notorious
2. Shady
3. Disreputable
4. Of questionable taste or morality

1. Hindi – Louchhai
2. Spanish – Louche
3. French – Louche
4. Mandarin – Láo shí

1. His louche take on style calls to mind the aftermath of a night spent clubbing.
2. He made no apologies for his rackety lifestyle, his liking for louche companions.
3. Sylvia felt like a louche when everyone in her family accused her of stealing their money and jewellery.
4. It is was not surprising that the louche businessman was convicted of fraud since his poor reputation for deceiving people preceded him.
5. Suspicious of his ways, Kevin’s father never felt like he could trust his louche son due to his sordid past.

Some synonyms of today’s word are:

vicious, scandalous, opprobrious, dubious, doubtful, bad, heinous, wicked, contemptible, umbrageous, dishonourable, nefarious, infamous ribald, controversial, shifty, rakish, abject, contemptuous etc.