off colour
Britishadjective
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slightly ill; unwell
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indecent or indelicate; risqué
Example Sentences
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He added that although Cinnamon's family were not distressed, they have been "off colour".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
This could have been a hazardous night for Guardiola and City after they looked off colour and subdued when being held 0-0 by Arsenal, barely posing a threat to Mikel Arteta's side.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
"If you get a rogue patch going off colour, you can stick your trusty knife in there, give it a sniff, and you will know exactly if a fox has weed on there," says Stubley.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
Wooley defended his comments to Newstalk ZB in New Zealand, saying he did not find his line of questioning or commentary off colour.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2018
But it was not that he said or did anything "off colour," only he spoke to them, looked at them, walked with them, always with his hands in his pockets.
From A Book of Ghosts by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
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