Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "risqué" (yawanci ana rubuta shi da lafazin "e" a matsayin "risqué") shine:(adj.) Mai ba da shawara ko ɗan rashin mutunci a cikin abin sha'awa ko ban sha'awa. hanya; iyaka akan rashin dacewa ko rashin mutunci; suna son tsokanar amsa jima'i ko sha'awa.Wannan kalmar yawanci ana amfani da ita ne don bayyana wani abu da ke da ɗan tsokana ko tada hankali, amma ba batsa ko banƙyama. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi a cikin abubuwan nishaɗi, kamar fina-finai, adabi, ko wasan kwaikwayo, waɗanda ke ɗauke da ɗan ƙaramin abun ciki na jima'i ko batsa.