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off-col⋅or
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–adjective
1.
not having the usual or standard color:
an off-color gem.
2.
of doubtful propriety or taste; risqué:
an off-color joke.
3.
not in one's usual health:
to feel off-color.
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off-colored
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Origin:
1855–60
Synonyms:
2.
racy, spicy, salty, earthy, blue.
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Word Origin & History
off-color
1860, from
off
+
color
; originally used of gems; figurative extension to "of questionable taste, risqué" is Amer.Eng., 1860s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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