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offcolor

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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-colour.
Also, off-colored (for defs. 1, 2).


Origin:
1855–60


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