off-color
adjective
off-col·or
ˈȯf-ˈkə-lər 
variants
or off-colored
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
Synonyms
Examples of off-color in a Sentence
the movie was rated PG-13 for some swearing and off-color jokes
Recent Examples on the Web
Jack Black responded to the backlash spurred by an off-color joke by his longtime Tenacious D musical partner Kyle Gass on Tuesday morning (July 16) by apologizing and announcing an indefinite hold on all future creative plans for the comedic rock duo.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 July 2024
Marvel dropped a full trailer in April that was chock-full of off-color witticisms, meta-references, slo-mo action, and a generous sprinkling of F-bombs.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
The behavior, the plaintiffs say, would worsen whenever the CEO issued one of his many off-color tweets.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
Among the 25-year-old right-wing propagandist’s multitude of off-color comments is his suggestion the Holocaust may be exaggerated.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 July 2024
Marvel dropped a full trailer in April that was chock-full of off-color witticisms, meta-references, slo-mo action, and a generous sprinkling of F-bombs.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
The behavior, the plaintiffs say, would worsen whenever the CEO issued one of his many off-color tweets.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
Among the 25-year-old right-wing propagandist’s multitude of off-color comments is his suggestion the Holocaust may be exaggerated.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
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“Off-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-color. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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