words of the day - louche, casus belli
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scottobearlouche \LOOSH\, adjective:
Of questionable taste or morality; disreputable or indecent; dubious; shady.
Louche is from French louche, "shady, suspicious," from Old French losche, "squint-eyed," from Latin luscus, "one-eyed."
casus belli \KAY-suhs BEL-y, BEL-ee\ noun, plural casus belli
An action or event that causes or is used to justify starting a war.
From New Latin casus belli, from Latin casus, occasion, belli, genitive of bellum, war.
Of questionable taste or morality; disreputable or indecent; dubious; shady.
Louche is from French louche, "shady, suspicious," from Old French losche, "squint-eyed," from Latin luscus, "one-eyed."
casus belli \KAY-suhs BEL-y, BEL-ee\ noun, plural casus belli
An action or event that causes or is used to justify starting a war.
From New Latin casus belli, from Latin casus, occasion, belli, genitive of bellum, war.
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Date: 2001-07-10 06:09 am (UTC)After all, how many times a day can you work sentences like "Seems like that old roué Napoleon III was plenty louche around the time of the Franco-Prussian War" into a conversation?
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Date: 2001-07-10 06:10 am (UTC)Nappy 3 was mighty louche indeed.