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
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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
When McNeil got fired for an off-color tweet in 2020, Score boss Mitch Rosen reunited Parkins and Spiegel in the afternoons in February 2021.
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Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The offensive comment from the comedian who also made an off-color joke about the O.J. Simpson murders tied to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, set up more than a dozen other opening speakers who warmed up the crowd for Trump with equally offensive comments.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Criticism of Trump's off-color remarks, as well as the manner in which his campaign has been run, reached a peak following the candidate's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Dating etiquette and norms have changed between 1978 and 2024, and just what’s a funny joke and what’s an off-color, off-putting joke, that’s changed in the last 50 years.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The offensive comment from the comedian who also made an off-color joke about the O.J. Simpson murders tied to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, set up more than a dozen other opening speakers who warmed up the crowd for Trump with equally offensive comments.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Criticism of Trump's off-color remarks, as well as the manner in which his campaign has been run, reached a peak following the candidate's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Dating etiquette and norms have changed between 1978 and 2024, and just what’s a funny joke and what’s an off-color, off-putting joke, that’s changed in the last 50 years.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Off-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-color. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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