as in notorious
not respectable
it was a seedy neighborhood of louche nightclubs a comedian playing a louche lounge singer
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As the Times’ David Fahrenthold told CNN, the louche role of some tech billionaires in the Epstein scandal is particularly chilling because our lives in the coming years will be defined by these billionaires.
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Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Rather than simply turning back the clock, though, brands like Tory Burch, Versace, Ferragamo, Chanel, and LaQuan Smith are updating the look for a new century with louche shapes and sprays of beads.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
By the end of the song, Mars’s excursion into sleaze-funk turns into a full-on Sexyy Red chant-along, with the whole crew turned into a louche league of lip-licking libertines.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Rather than simply turning back the clock, though, brands like Tory Burch, Versace, Ferragamo, Chanel, and LaQuan Smith are updating the look for a new century with louche shapes and sprays of beads.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
By the end of the song, Mars’s excursion into sleaze-funk turns into a full-on Sexyy Red chant-along, with the whole crew turned into a louche league of lip-licking libertines.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for louche
Adjective
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Lake Baikal, often described as an inland sea because of its enormous size, is notorious for sudden storms and icy conditions even during tourist season, according to National Geographic.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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In the Senate, Mike Lee has proved notorious for wasting valuable time with legislation that has little chance of passing.—
Scott Braden,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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The mystery of Buzzy's disappearance remains one of the most infamous urban legends in Disney parks history, but for Bailey, the story is about more than just a missing robot.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The record also includes collaborations with Future and rising star Molly Santana and is Drake’s ninth solo studio album — his first since his now infamous war of words with Kendrick Lamar.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2026
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To inspire your planting design, here are some of the top native groundcovers experts recommend for sunny or shady spaces, and tips on how to use these plants to your advantage.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
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When not flapping their wings, the chicks waddle around the nest, finding shady spots and playing with sticks and their dad's tail, the nonprofit said.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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In a criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post, prosecutors alleged that McHenry stabbed Bachmann in the neck and chest inside her car.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Shianne LeClair is an undergraduate criminology student at Central Connecticut State University, and this topic is part of her research on homelessness and criminal justice policy for her Current Issues in Criminal Justice Policy course.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Each side views members of the other party not as merely having a different view on politics but rather as evil or immoral.—
James Piazza,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pope Francis changed the church’s social teaching to declare capital punishment immoral in all cases.—
Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Louche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/louche. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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