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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread louche #65493 04/15/02 12:12 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind OP Carpal Tunnel OP Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Louche was used in a biography I'm reading, and I checked it out in the dictionary. What I found interesting was how the definition went in a couple of closely-related directions, but the etymology did, too. I'll copy out what I found in AHD: louche: of questionable taste or morality; decadent... [French, from Old French losche, squint-eyed, feminine of lois, from Latin luscus, blind in one eye. Ironic to consider With Eyes Wide Open and how, way back when, decadence was related (perhaps) to blinding one eye. Book regards, Wordwind Wanna guess whose biography this one is? Wide-eyed open field, huh?! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted louche Wordwind 04/15/02 12:12 AM Re: louche wwh 04/15/02 01:09 AM Re: louche Wordwind 04/15/02 01:16 AM Re: louche modestgoddess 04/15/02 02:42 AM Re: louche Alex Williams 04/15/02 07:05 PM Re: louche wwh 04/15/02 08:10 PM Re: Black Dahlias Wordwind 04/15/02 10:33 PM Re: louche Wordwind 04/15/02 10:39 PM Re: louche belMarduk 04/16/02 12:45 AM Re: louche wwh 04/16/02 01:48 AM Re: louche modestgoddess 04/16/02 02:07 AM Re: louche Wordwind 04/16/02 08:52 AM Re: louche AnnaStrophic 04/16/02 10:13 AM Re: louche Wordwind 04/16/02 10:26 AM Re: louche milum 04/16/02 02:32 PM Re: louche Wordwind 04/16/02 03:35 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 802 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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