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off-color
[ awf-kuhl-er, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈkʌl ər, ˈɒf- /
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adjective
not having the usual or standard color: an off-color gem.
of doubtful propriety or taste; risqué: an off-color joke.
not in one's usual health: to feel off-color.
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Also especially British, off-col·our . Also off-col·ored (for defs. 1, 2) .
Origin of off-color
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby off-color
off-campus, offcast, off-center, off-centre, off chance, off-color, off colour, offcut, off-duty, Offenbach, offence
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