bordering on impropriety or indecency: a risqué joke
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ris•qué /rɪˈskeɪ/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- close to being improper or indecent;
off-color:a risqué story.
ris•qué
(ri skā′; Fr. rēs kā′),USA pronunciation adj.
- daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety;
off-color:a risqué story.
- French, past participle of risquer to risk
- 1865–70
- broad, gross, indecent, ribald.
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'risque' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Folies Bergère
- bawdy
- blue
- bone
- double entendre
- gamy
- juicy
- nice nelly
- off colour
- off-color
- offside
- racy
- ripe
- risk
- scabrous
- sexy
- spicy
- suggestive