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How to pronounce risque in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, spicy


a risque story.

Examples of risque

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These were songs in their time were considered too risque for general broadcast.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
Still, for me, Hanks and Baron Cohen crossed the line between risque and raunch.
From the philly.com
There are slightly risque jokes involving hand lotion, male nudity and masseurs.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Over the years, figures have used cunning tactics to have risque titles accepted.
From the dailymail.co.uk
The Barbican is staging an art exhibition so risque that it is for over-18s only.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Disney stars Vanessa Hudgens and Miley Cyrus also have had risque photos surface.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Clearly, more time was spent on coming up with a risque name for most of these.
From the washingtonpost.com
The songs, all originals, are risque ditties, with a few sober ballads tossed in.
From the washingtonpost.com
The first meaning is usually rather prosaic while the second meaning is risque.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Blue: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
  • Risquu00E9 is the third studio album by American disco band Chic, released on Atlantic Records on July 30, 1979. One of the records that defined the disco era, the album became highly influential not only within the movement, but also in other styles such as hip hop, art rock and new wave.
  • Risque (Gloria Dolores Muu00F1oz) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. Her first appearance was in X-Force vol. 1 #51.
  • Sexually outrageous, perhaps suggestive of sexual impropriety