above-board vs loud

above-board

adj
  • In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. 

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

loud

adj
  • Not subtle or reserved, brash. 

  • High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality. 

  • Of great intensity. 

  • Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy. 

  • Noisy. 

adv
  • Loudly. 

noun
  • High-quality marijuana. 

  • A loud sound or part of a sound. 

How often have the words above-board and loud occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )