risqué

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He praises the "deft deployment of slightly risque jokes" as well as a Bridgerton spoof starring Miss Piggy, saying it's a "return to basics, and all the more joyous for it".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

A devotee of “Grand Theft Auto,” Moore said he’s visited sites featured in the risque video game such as the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood sign.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2023

When “The Bachelor” debuted on March 25, 2002, the notion of a television show based on one man dating dozens of women was considered quite risque.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2022

“Behind Closed Doors” was a bit risque in the country music world, but a lyric of the song is so true in what should be a transparent world, the world where taxpayer business is conducted.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2021

"A company of fine riflemen was accordingly enlisted, and embodied at the expense and risque of their private fortunes, to act in defence of the common cause on the sea-shore."

From Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 by Various