off colour
Britishadjective
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slightly ill; unwell
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indecent or indelicate; risqué
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He added that although Cinnamon's family were not distressed, they have been "off colour".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
Anderson, now 39, managed only three wickets in the 2-0 series defeat by New Zealand in June and was off colour in his short spell of bowling on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2021
Ostapenko had played well to take the first set but was off colour in the second and two breaks of serve down in the third set when she asked for the timeout.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2021
In the meantime, read Andy Hunter’s piece with Romelu Lukaku, who has picture-perfect vision and admits Everton have been off colour for just too long.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2016
I thought you was a little off colour an' talked kind of funny.
From The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
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