variants
or off-colored
as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
the movie was rated PG-13 for some swearing and off-color jokes
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Recent Examples of off-color
After bursting out of the middle of a snowman, Dusty steps down into the audience to do a little of her famous off-color crowd work.
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Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Musk previously drew criticism for making an off-color joke about Sweeney's body in December.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
To wear a device is to pull everyone around you into your data stream, where an off-color joke or a bad moment will be recorded—and eventually used to train future AI systems.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
Yellowing can happen with some topcoats when they’re cured, giving nails an unwanted, slightly off-color tint.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
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Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Musk previously drew criticism for making an off-color joke about Sweeney's body in December.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
To wear a device is to pull everyone around you into your data stream, where an off-color joke or a bad moment will be recorded—and eventually used to train future AI systems.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
Yellowing can happen with some topcoats when they’re cured, giving nails an unwanted, slightly off-color tint.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-color
Adjective
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The messages between Johnson and Duffey in 2024 revealed the two men used suggestive language.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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First, Apple breezed through a new feature in the cycle tracking app that warns users of patterns that might be suggestive perimenopause or an underlying health condition.—
Mario Aguilar,
STAT,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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So a delegation was despatched into a fairly spicy area of Mexico City called Tepito, famous for its markets.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The spicy chicken sandwich, IMO, was actually BETTER than the old sandwich.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Bose blue tooth speakers that were a cinch to connect.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The Seahawks Super Bowl ring is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires and is a miniature Lumen Field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Off-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-color. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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