risqué

RUDE/OBSCENEa joke, remark etc that is risqué is slightly shocking, because it is about sex 〔笑话、言论等〕粗野的，近乎淫秽的，有伤风化的

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risqué• risqué humor• Those jokes are a bit risqué -- don't tell them in front of your grandparents.• Actress Beverley D'Angelo is taking time out from her screen career to perform a risqué country set across the Bible belt.• And songs, even faintly risqué ones about blondes, had been part of the learning process.• Her erstwhile Bohemian boyfriend advised firmly against such a risqué job.• In her presence, no one ever indulged in either frivolous remarks or risqué conversation.• The girls would giggle and tell risqué stories.• Very sensible of Hilda: nothing is more ridiculous than an old-age pensioner gabbling on about his or her risqué past.

Origin risqué

(1800-1900) French past participle of risquer “to risk”, from risque; → RISK1

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