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off color

[awf-kuhl-er, of-]

off-col·or

[awf-kuhl-er, of-]
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.
Also, especially British, off-col·our.
Also, off-col·ored (for defs. 1, 2).


Origin:
1855–60


2. racy, spicy, salty, earthy, blue.

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Off color is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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off color definition


  1. mod.
    dirty or smutty; raunchy. (Usually hyphenated before a nominal.) : That joke was sort of off color.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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