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off-color

  (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.

 
 
Thesaurus: off-color

adjective

  1. Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety: blue, earthy, provocative, racy, risqué, salty, scabrous, spicy, suggestive. See decent/indecent.
  2. Affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems: ailing, indisposed, low, mean2, rocky, sickly. Idioms: under the weather. See health/sickness.

 
Antonyms: off-color

adj

Definition: risque
Antonyms: clean, nice


 
WordNet: off-color
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
  Synonyms: indelicate, off-colour

Meaning #2: humorously vulgar
  Synonyms: bawdy, ribald


 
 

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