Off-color

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Of the wrong color..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of the wrong color.
2. (idiomatic) Dirty, vulgar or obscene, especially in a way that is unpleasant.
3. (idiomatic) Different from usual.
4. (idiomatic) Feeling mildly unwell.

Example Sentences

Careful control of mixing at the central point reduces the possibility of off-color paint in some booths, and uniform pressure at the spray guns is easily maintained.

Because of his reputable work with off-color and contaminated materials, I have asked Dr. Otto Speck of Colorama Consultants to give us some direction.

After some amount of time elapses, the transition phase from color A to color B will yield off-color product until the color change for color B is fully established in the system.

He told an off-color joke.

[T]he equating of the female genitalia with a wound caused by an axe is a very off-colour metaphor.

He seems to have crawled off the earth after his Texas itinerary, in company with the alleged ex-nun whom he was carting around the country to pander to the prurient appetites of off-color dames by relating naughty tales of desiring nuns and accommodating priests.

Overly risqué jokes and foul language are invitations to being charged with sexual abuse. I must admit to enjoying humor a great deal, and I am guilty of sharing all kinds of stories, some of which are slightly off-color, but far from lewd.

Since Zappa treats subject matter, dialogue, and song as musical material, Permanent Damage has a casual off-color quality. Permanent Damage and An Evening with Wild Man Fischer were works of oddball sociology as much as they were rock and roll records.

Synonyms for off-color

Antonyms for off-color

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Word Forms

• more off-color
• most off-color
• off-colour

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