> From OED: > > louche (lu), a. [Fr. louche squinting, OFr. lousche, orig. only fem.:-L. lusca, fem. > of luscus one-eyed.] Oblique, not straightforward. Also, dubious, shifty, > disreputable. Interesting. I've never seen "louche" used, except by speakers of British English. Doesn't mean Americans never use it, just that I've never seen it used. Anne Gilbert