off-color
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adjective \ˈȯf-ˈkə-lər\Definition of OFF-COLOR
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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off–col·or or off–col·ored \-lərd\
First Known Use of OFF-COLOR
1854
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