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Definition of
off-color adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
off-color
adjective
(
Canadian English usually
off-colour
)
adjective
[
usually before noun
]
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an
off-color
joke is one that people think is rude, usually because it is about sex
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off-color
Nearby words
off-center
adverb
off chance
noun
off-color
adjective
off-duty
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offend
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