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off-col⋅or

  [awf-kuhl-er, of-]
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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.
Also, especially British, off-colour.
Also, off-colored (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1855–60

Synonyms:
2. racy, spicy, salty, earthy, blue.
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off-col·or   (ôf'kŭl'ər, ŏf'-)
adj.  

  1. Exhibiting bad taste: an off-color joke.

  2. Varying from the usual, expected, or required color.

  3. Not in good health or spirits.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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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