Rogue or rogue means a scoundrel, mischief-maker, or dishonest person--
He was always a rogue, and quite a devil with the ladies.
The squire's men will catch the cunning rogue.
Rouge or rouge means a red or pink cosmetic for the cheeks--
What we call blush was once called rouge.
Women sometimes still use real fruit juice as rouge.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Even the rogue didn't know if the blush on her cheek was real, or rouge."
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