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
And there’s a variety of off-color and bathroom humor.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
The stuff that comes out of Mike’s mouth is very off-color a lot of the time.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
Don’t let that off-color icon worry you.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
Huffman liked to do impersonations and had a profane streak; he was once forced to apologize for making an off-color joke at an office party.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
The stuff that comes out of Mike’s mouth is very off-color a lot of the time.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
Don’t let that off-color icon worry you.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
Huffman liked to do impersonations and had a profane streak; he was once forced to apologize for making an off-color joke at an office party.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-color
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-color
Adjective
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Severe or repeated vomiting and sudden onset chest pain are two parts of what’s called the Mackler Triad, the trio of signs suggestive of Boerhaave syndrome.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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According to the complaint, Perry did not take no for an answer, following up with suggestive text messages and other comments.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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But after its three-year hiatus, the food chain is re-releasing the sandwich, now with three versions to choose from—original, spicy and grilled.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Ginger Beer: As ever, the spicier the ginger beer, the better.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
12 July 2025
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“Off-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-color. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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