off-color
adjective
off-col·or
ˈȯf-ˈkə-lər 
variants
or off-colored
1
a
: not having the right or standard color
b
: being out of sorts
2
a
: of doubtful propriety : dubious
b
: verging on the indecent
off-color remarks
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Examples of off-color in a Sentence
the movie was rated PG-13 for some swearing and off-color jokes
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The race, which pitted a brazenly off-color indie-spirited musical with puppets against a commercial juggernaut from Oz, culminated in a collective gasp when the envelope was read.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
When McNeil got fired for an off-color tweet in 2020, Score boss Mitch Rosen reunited Parkins and Spiegel in the afternoons in February 2021.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The offensive comment from the comedian who also made an off-color joke about the O.J. Simpson murders tied to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, set up more than a dozen other opening speakers who warmed up the crowd for Trump with equally offensive comments.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Criticism of Trump's off-color remarks, as well as the manner in which his campaign has been run, reached a peak following the candidate's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
When McNeil got fired for an off-color tweet in 2020, Score boss Mitch Rosen reunited Parkins and Spiegel in the afternoons in February 2021.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The offensive comment from the comedian who also made an off-color joke about the O.J. Simpson murders tied to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, set up more than a dozen other opening speakers who warmed up the crowd for Trump with equally offensive comments.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Criticism of Trump's off-color remarks, as well as the manner in which his campaign has been run, reached a peak following the candidate's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Off-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-color. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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