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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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According to the outlet, the message appears to bear Trump’s signature and included a suggestive drawing.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
29 July 2025
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The move follows a $10 billion defamation lawsuit Trump filed against the Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story linking him to Jeffrey Epstein via a suggestive birthday letter.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Popeyes Offers for Popeyes reward members include a free six-piece purchase with any $5 purchase and free six-piece spicy bone-in wings with the purchase of any wing order.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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That's right — after a full season of Hot Topics, spicy cohost clashes, high-profile political guests, and even courting pointed responses from the White House, The View talk show stars have gone off the air for the year.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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“Off-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-color. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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