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off-color
off-col·or (ôf′kŭl′ər, ŏf′-)adj.1. Exhibiting bad taste: an off-color joke.2. Varying from the usual, expected, or required color.3. Not in good health or spirits.off′-col′or
adj. 1. not having the usual or standard color. 2. of doubtful propriety or taste; risqué. 3. not in one's usual health. Also, off′-col′ored (for defs. 1,2).[1855–60]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | off-color - in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"indelicate, off-colourtasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste | | 2. | off-color - humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"bawdy, ribalddirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" |
off-coloradjective1. Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety:blue, earthy, provocative, racy, risqué, salty, scabrous, spicy, suggestive.2. Affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems:ailing, indisposed, low, mean, rocky, sickly.Idiom: under the weather.
off-color
off-colorRude or vulgar; likely to offend others, especially due to being sexually explicit or suggestive. Primarily heard in US. A: "What did you think of the awards ceremony last night?" B: "I found the presenter's jokes a bit too off-color for my taste." I'm afraid I may have gotten on your friend's bad side with my off-color remarks.off color mod. dirty or smutty; raunchy. (Usually hyphenated before a nominal.) That joke was sort of off color. See also: color, offoff-color
Synonyms for off-coloradj bordering on indelicacy or improprietySynonyms- blue
- earthy
- provocative
- racy
- risqué
- salty
- scabrous
- spicy
- suggestive
adj affected or tending to be affected with minor health problemsSynonyms- ailing
- indisposed
- low
- mean
- rocky
- sickly
Synonyms for off-coloradj in violation of good taste even verging on the indecentSynonymsRelated Wordsadj humorously vulgarSynonymsRelated Words |