Associations to the word «Risque»

Wiktionary

RISQUÉ, adjective. Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.
RISQUE, adjective. (US) Alternative form of risqué
RISQUE, noun. Obsolete spelling of risk

Dictionary definition

RISQUE, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats