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charisstomaDiscovered here: Article content for new special on FX. Taboo - uncivilized Which is worth a read and the show just might be too intense for me.
Louche [loosh]
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/louche
adjective
1. dubious; shady; disreputable.
origin: 1810-20; < French: literally, cross-eyed; Old French losche, feminine of lois < Latin luscus blind in one eye
adj.
"dubious, disreputable," 1819, from French louche "squinting," from Old French lousche, lois (12c.) "cross-eyed, squint-eyed, lop-sided," from Latin lusca, fem. of luscus "one-eyed," of unknown origin.
Behind drawn curtains, playboys, courtesans, and curious wealthy ladies donned elaborate costumes and partook in bawdy activities such as drinking from goblets etched with erotic scenes, delivering off-color toasts, viewing nude books, and enjoying the company of naked "posture molls", who lay on tables and performed explicit poses.
Um, about those nude books... no dust jackets?
Louche [loosh]
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/louche
adjective
1. dubious; shady; disreputable.
origin: 1810-20; < French: literally, cross-eyed; Old French losche, feminine of lois < Latin luscus blind in one eye
adj.
"dubious, disreputable," 1819, from French louche "squinting," from Old French lousche, lois (12c.) "cross-eyed, squint-eyed, lop-sided," from Latin lusca, fem. of luscus "one-eyed," of unknown origin.
Behind drawn curtains, playboys, courtesans, and curious wealthy ladies donned elaborate costumes and partook in bawdy activities such as drinking from goblets etched with erotic scenes, delivering off-color toasts, viewing nude books, and enjoying the company of naked "posture molls", who lay on tables and performed explicit poses.
Um, about those nude books... no dust jackets?
