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Louched vs Slouched - What's the difference?

louched | slouched |

As verbs the difference between louched and slouched

is that louched is past tense of louche while slouched is past tense of slouch.

louched

English

Verb

(head)
  • (louche)

    • louche

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
  • * 2012', "''Upstairs Downstairs'' hosts the Kennedys and Wallis Simpson (these days, in British culture, the archetypal '''louche American)." ( The other half lives, ''The Economist , February 25th)
  • Not reputable or decent.
  • * 1888', "The aunt will refuse; she will think the whole proceeding very '''louche !" (''The Aspern Papers , Henry James)
  • Raffish, rakish, or unconventional and slightly disreputable, in an attractive manner.
  • * “Anyone inside the business can also tell you that without Carine Roitfeld’s louche sexy styling Tom Ford’s Gucci might easily have come off looking like a high-end Club Monaco.” (The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/fashion/shows/09INTRO.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0)

    • Verb

    (louch)
  • (alcoholic beverages) To become cloudy when mixed with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the .
    • Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching .

    See also

    * (Ouzo effect) ----

    slouched

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (slouch)

    • slouch

    English

    Noun

  • A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
    • He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch .
  • any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
    • The plant hung in a permanent slouch .
  • someone who is slow to act
  • * 2014 , Ian Jack, " Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:
    • In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour of Walter Scott, and as great a romancer in his obsession with ruins, battlements and fancy dress.
  • (dated) An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

    • Derived terms

    * slouch hat

    Verb

  • To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
    • Do not slouch when playing a flute.
  • To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
    • I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.

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